autobiography
Hi, my name is Kaitlyn Rowell, I'm 20 years old and I am a junior at the Joffrey Ballet school in Manhattan. I am a dance major in the Jazz and Contemporary program. Joffrey has a collaboration with NJCU that allows me to graduate with a BFA degree in dance. I have been dancing all my life and being creative and innovative with my body really inspires me. When I read the course description for this class I thought it looked interesting and like a different approach to literacy. From as young as I can remember, my mother and family have always read to me. Before bed, I heard books about fairies, dragons and mermaids. As a child, I was always exposed to reading and knowing that my bedtime story was coming would consistently excite me. I liked picturing the characters and writing the story in my mind. However, when it became my time to start reading I realized it wasn't so easy. I really struggled connecting the letters to the sounds they make and it was very hard for me to formu