A skill that I learned from a family member is dancing from my mom. When I was 5 years old, I used to watch cartoons and I used to try to imitate the cartoon characters dancing. And my mom would look at me and she would hop in and kind of help me with it as well. And that’s when I first realised that dancing actually is. I realized that it’s about movement, what happiness and precision as well. And since then, every day my mom used to help me dance to different different songs, especially like English pop songs, because I was honestly like very crazy about those. And I would go to school every time and show my friends my new moves and I was always so proud of it. So now honestly I barely dance because I’m in the 12th grade and I rarely find time. But I feel like that mode of self-expression has really been special to me because whenever I feel too heavy or stressed because of my exams and career related stuff, I always choose to dance to any of my favorite songs. And honestly, even if this skill is no use to me in terms of my education or my professional life, I think it’s really taught me how to calm down in my personal life and has made a big impact in my personal life in terms of how I relax and kind of express myself. And this is really important to me because I don’t think I have any other way that I would want to express myself through this.
Band 7+: Describe a skill you learned from a non-family member that you still use today. You should say: - What the skill was - Who taught you - How and in what context you learned it And explain why this skill has remained important to you.
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A skill that I learned from a family member is dancing, from my mom. When I was 5 years old, I used to watch cartoons and try to imitate the cartoon characters dancing. And my mom would look at me and she would hop in and kind of help me with it as well. And that's when I first realized what dancing actually is. I realized that it's about movement, happiness, and precision as well. And since then, every day my mom used to help me dance to different songs, especially English pop songs, because I was honestly very crazy about those. And I would go to school every time and show my friends my new moves and I was always so proud of it. So now honestly I barely dance because I'm in the 12th grade and I rarely find time. But I feel like that mode of self-expression has really been special to me because whenever I feel too heavy or stressed because of my exams and career-related stuff, I always choose to dance to any of my favorite songs. And honestly, even if this skill is of no use to me in terms of my education or my professional life, I think it's really taught me how to calm down in my personal life and has made a big impact in my personal life in terms of how I relax and express myself. And this is really important to me because I don't think I have any other way that I would want to express myself through this.
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