Abstract:
Creative essays have taken the shapes of their subjects for years and at the hands of numerous
writers, imitating space and the structures of other documents. In my readings, however, I had
not found essays that focused on the art of dance. The essays in Dance Lessons are personal
experiments with the forms of individual dances, while using those some dance patterns as
catalysts for explorations of my experiences with trauma and mental illness. My extensive work
on both essays has contributed to my growth as an essayist, and I hope to submit both for
publication at some point in the future.