“Some dance to remember, some dance to forget,” sing The Eagles in their song “Hotel California.”

From jazz to hip-hop, dancers take the beat to heart and use it as an outlet of emotion.

Out of the many dancers at Greenway, a few share their thoughts on their passion for dance.

Although dancing requires more work than most people realize, dancers are passionate enough about it to put in the time and effort.

Sophomore Lauren Froderman has been dancing for 12 years and usually dances for about three to four hours daily at a studio in addition to practicing on her own time. She does many different types of dance including contemporary, hip-hop, jazz, ballet and recently started ballroom.

Froderman became a part of performance dance at Greenway as a freshman but is taking a break this year, although she will still be performing on dance line.

She recently quit one studio but is planning to try out for Bender Performing Arts Company.

“I wasn’t happy at Dance Connections; I wasn’t having fun anymore. I wanted to go somewhere where they were more about being a team,” Froderman explained.

Freshman Sjoukje Schoustra has also joined performance dance in her first year at Greenway.

Schoustra, who has been dancing for eight years, recently quit her studio dancing to concentrate more on volleyball. Her favorite types of dance are lyrical, jazz and contemporary.

“I like learning a lot more about dancing,” she said. “I like that at Greenway we are allowed to choreograph our own dances and interact with the others.”

Most dancers share the idea that dance is their favorite way of expressing themselves.

“It just makes me happy,” Froderman said. “It’s one of the best ways to communicate with people without talking.”

According to Junior Madison Neanover, dance is a way for her to stay active and express herself. Neanover has been dancing for 13 years and recently quit The Dance Shoppe but is looking for a new studio. Neanover also does various types of dance including jazz, hip-hop, tap and contemporary.

“I just like to [dance]. It makes me happy,” she said.

Senior Hannah Cooper has been dancing for almost eight years with the same studio, and this is her third year in performance dance at Greenway.

At school, Cooper performs various types of dance, but at her studio she concentrates on ballet.

”I like being able to move my body with the music. I think that’s nice,” Cooper said.

Dance accomplishments are often overlooked in contrast with other sports, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist.

Froderman’s studio competed in a national dance competition called “Jump” over the summer. Instead of getting awards, they were given the chance to perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Froderman got to perform in two out of the three dances that her studio presented.

“I love being able to meet a whole bunch of new people from everywhere,” Froderman said.

Schoustra has also received an award for her dance talent; she was first runner-up for the Dance Masters of America Arizona Chapter. “Ever since I was a kid, I was so in love with [dancing],” she said. “I just have a passion for it.”

Most people would think dancers are put on crazy diets, but Froderman disagrees.

“I’m not on a diet. I’m totally up for eating junk food basically,” she said.

Schoustra said she is only on a diet for volleyball, not dance.

Despite the level of expertise, everyone believes they can improve in some area.

“I definitely need to work on my technique,” Cooper said.

Whatever their reason may be for it, some people choose dance as their form of self-expression and as their