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Shawn Johnson reaches for her dreams, and so does this fabulous GL girl!

Ever wonder how superstars like Shawn Johnson stay motivated? This pint-sized Olympic gold medalist will tell you the support of her fans inspires her every day to reach for her dreams and achieve seemingly impossible goals. And now she’s returning the favor by inspiring one of her GL fans! We asked GL girls to tell us why THEY could use a pep talk from Shawn. After sifting through all your fabulous essays, we picked one girlie who has HUGE dreams. This lucky lady will receive a special one-on-one phone call with Shawn for the most inspirational pep talk of her life PLUS she’s scored the first gymnastics video game for Wii™, Shawn Johnson Gymnastics.


 
Congrats to Caroline F.! The next big choreographer…you go girl!

My dream is to become a professional dancer and choreographer. I love dancing ballet, modern, lyrical, and jazz. It's my life! Dancing is what I do when I need to get away from the world. 

When I choreograph, it's fun to experiment with what looks right on the human body. When I finish a piece of choreography, I feel amazing and I want to show it to everyone. I would love to see my choreography danced around the world. 

To achieve my goals, I attend five dance classes a week, and many more rehearsals. I am also choreographing a lyrical piece for my audition for one of the top performing arts high schools in the country. 

When I'm not dancing or studying for school, I work as my own agent. I go on the internet and find out who's coming to my area, when and if I can audition to be in the production. Right now, I'm participating in two productions of The Nutcracker: one for my dance studio, and one for The Moscow Ballet. I don’t have a solo or a major part, but just performing is an honor. 

I am so grateful that I am dancing. I recently recovered from long-term injuries in both of my knees. In January, I had a surgery on my left knee that put me out of dance for six weeks. I was much weaker, a lot less flexible, and had lost some very important skills. In early July, the same surgery was done on the other knee. I couldn’t dance for the entire summer. However, I am even more motivated than I was before my surgeries to be a brilliant dancer. My ultimate love is dance, and it will be forever.

Caroline F.

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by GL | 2/1/2016
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