Day 30 - Ms. Kim

As I was watching a Michael Clark dance performance this evening I realized I forgot to write about Ms. Kim. Ms Kim was my all-purpose dance teacher. She taught me ballet, tap and briefly jazz (I was bad at jazz).

Ms. Kim also gave me my very first job outside of babysitting. When I was 10 or so she asked me to be her assistant for the youngest class. I was in charge of walking 15 four year-olds from the daycare across the street to the dance studio every Wednesday afternoon. Then, I would help teach ballet. It was so fun. I got paid 35 dollars a week.

It was short-lived. A few of the parents were concerned that a girl my age was crossing the street with their small kids. Ms Kim seemed genuinely apologetic when she fired me.

I spent an average of two nights a week for seven years at Ms. Kim's Dance Academy and I loved it. Until I stupidly decided it as uncool and quit (which Ms. Kim was wisely against).