Selena is a senior in the final chapter of her time at CKM. She has been a dedicated member of the dance team since freshman year and is now the Varsity captain of the Mane Event Dancers. Selena looks back on the time she has spent at CKM very positively, and she hopes to give other young dancers the support she cherished while dancing for our school.
Next year, Selena will be moving on from captain to a new role as an assistant coach, so she can continue working with the team that inspired her passion for dance. In addition to dancing for CKM, Selena has also coached the Cal spirit team, helping potential Lions perfect their skills with her expertise.
Besides dance, Selena is also familiar with other forms of the arts, like photography. She is currently taking a class on the subject but also takes pictures of the things she loves for her enjoyment. Sports photography has particularly become a love of Selena’s since she has been dancing at football and soccer games for CKM, often snapping pictures from the sidelines while she cheers the Lions on.
Selena is thankful for all the people she has met through CKM dance, as she has some of her most precious memories at CKM with the friends she made on the team. Sophomore year, 2021-2022, was a particularly memorable year for Selena, as she feels like that’s when the team was the closest to each other because it was much smaller than it is now. She’s still really close with many of the people she met that year and appreciates the closeness between CKM dance members.
Selena is excited to stay local for college so she can come back to help with the team and the community. She feels that she gained a lot of important social skills through CKM that have prepared her well for a future career as well as just in her daily life. She appreciates the work she and her team have put into their improvement and she’s very proud of what she and the rest of the Mane Event Dancers have accomplished over the years, all with the help of amazing coaches who helped push her to do her best.
She wants to tell future CKM dancers to enjoy their experience here and try not to take it for granted because it goes by all too quickly, don’t stress too much, and just enjoy learning a new skill and have fun. Since joining the team, Selena has found a passion for dance and now can’t imagine her experience without her time on the team; Try new things and take chances, and you might find a new self truly loving what you do!