Lilah Parsons

My name is Lilah Parsons and I am 16 years old.

One of my hobbies is dance and I have been doing this since I was 3 years old. Dance has taught me many valuable skills and life lessons that I can take into the outside world with me.

Being part of a dance competition team since I was 3 has taught me how to work well in a team and be good at communicating well with others, taught me hard work and dedication as you need to show up to rehearsals and be committed. I think this helps me in day to day life because I am very hardworking at everything I do and have learnt how to problem solve and be able to make changes to things if something is not working.

Having the experience of helping assist with my dance teacher has taught me lots of valuable things that can be used and help me outside of dance. For example while assisting dance classes I have to communicate with the parents and be able to speak professionally with them, this means I have to be knowledgeable so I am able to answer questions that may be asked, I must be able to speak loud and clearly so that the parents can understand what I'm saying and I must be welcoming, friendly and approachable so that they feel that the parents feel that they can talk to me.

• Dance
• Acting