Sports and society. I was involved in dancing since my childhood. My parents introduced me to this discipline when I was only 6 years old and since then I never stopped dancing.

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Vladimir Koloskov

KNES 353

September 25, 2011

         “Sport is a set of a social practices and relations that is structured by the culture in which they exist, and any adequate account of sport must be routed in an understanding of its location within society” (Sage, 1998, p. 397).

        I was involved in dancing since my childhood.  My parents introduced me to this discipline when I was only 6 years old and since then I never stopped dancing.  At the time I was living in Ukraine.  In my country, to be a part of a ballroom dancing was a privilege and still is but it’s not as popular as it used to be.  New traditions, politics, and society are changing the culture.  The new generation of kids is not as interested in sports and different kinds of activities as my generation.  Some parents do not have money to let their children to be involved in sports, and some simply do not want them to participate in it, because there is no real monetary future in this career path for them afterwards.  As for me, my parents were able to pay for private dance classes so I could follow my dream of becoming a professional ballroom dancer.  This dream was a reality until we came to United States of America.

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        When I came to the USA, at first it was a total culture shock.  Everything that I knew in life was totally changed; the mentality, the environment, the people, even a way of communicating.  After a month of adjusting in a new country, I realized that I missed dancing a lot.  At that point I decided to search around for a good ballroom dance school so I could join and continue realizing my dream.  After researching and finding out the cost for private dancing and even group dancing classes, I got very disappointed.  It was clear to me that I ...

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