<p>I am currently in 7th grade, and will be applying to boarding school for 9th grade. One of my main activities is dance - I take 7 classes per week and am on a competition dance team. The problem is, I have lost my passion for dance and while I still want to take 3 or 4 classes in the fall, I won’t be doing competition anymore or dancing at the intense level I do now. I wanted to clear my schedule a little bit, too, so that I could take photography classes (something I’ve always wanted to do, but never had time) and acting lessons on the weekends (another thing I’ve never had the chance to do). I also want to be able to volunteer at several different places. All of these things I have wanted to do for a long time, so don’t worry - I’m not doing them to look good for applications. The problem is, since dancing has been my main activity for such a long time, will it effect my application to do it less? I’m going to limit my classes no matter what, but I’m just curious. Thanks so much!</p>
<p>I’m new to applications actually but I’d say no. You could explain that while dancing has brought so much to your life, it has also helped you see there is a lot more out there you’d like to try. (:</p>
<p>Uhm, while I don’t do dance, I was actually thinking about doing some photography classes and acting in plays and stuff. Weird! I also am going to do volunteer hours over the summer and I’m going to eighth grade after summer and then applying to ninth grade boarding school :)</p>