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ballroom dancing I have trained at Arthur Murray to become a ballroom dance instructor, I trained with the DVIDA syllabus, and the Fred Astaire syllabus. DVIDA is the number one independent syllabus in the world for ballroom dance. I am currently at my associate bronze, and can teach up to that point, which would take an average student the better part of a year to learn, and then by that time, I will be very much ahead--possibly to my full silver syllabus, and I would be able to stay ahead enough not to have any lapse in teaching. I have tought beginning ballroom before with Step by Step Ballroom Dance Studio and Amore Dance Studio here in Las Vegas. drawing My experience is quite extensive, but I will be quite brief. I have drawn all of my life and I have attended the Art Institute of Las Vegas for Interior Design. I took classes in perspective drawing, life drawing, pinciples of design, and many other types of art. I am great at color rendering, shading, and drawing. I really believe I should be allowed to help teach drawing and art principles. economics I have passed Macroeconomics in college at the University of Nevada, Reno. I have knowledge of Kenysian Economics and Classical Economics, as well as the fundamentals thereof. I have an ability to tutor economics on a basics-level. I am in no way an accounting major, but I can help with basic economics classes. elementary (k-6th) I am well versed in helping elementary school students with their work. I was in an elementary school with split-level classes (one class with first and second graders, and one with third, fourth, and fifth combined) and we were all allowed to work at our own levels. I was one of the three or four students working from books for sixth grade to college level while still in K-5. I also attended "Bring-Your-Daughter-to-Work Day" with my mom, who is an aide for special education, and I tutored the children there who were learning at different levels from K-8. GED A GED is meant to show that the student taking the test knows and can apply high school skills. This is in lieu of a high school diploma. I am a graduate of Foothill High School and I maintained a 4.3 GPA (weighted) over THREE years (I graduated a year early). I was the first sophomore to take Physics Honors, and the first Junior to take Physics 2 AP. I passed both classes with a perfect A in each. I can accurately teach basic level high school skills to anybody who is looking to receive their GED. general computer I have used computers since grade school when I still ran everything in MS-DOS. I have used all Windows softwares from versions 1995, 1998, 2000, ME, XP, and Vista. I also have decent general knowledge of Apple OS X. I have knowledge of all programs in Microsoft Office and Works. I used to own a website, and can do limited html, php, and other coding languages. general music I have played the piano for 17 years, the percussion since 7h grade, and I have been a dancer my whole life. I currently teach ballroom dance (including Swing and Latin), and I have sang in chior for years, and I was a member of a band as a lead singer and pianist. I can help with music theory, reading notes, voice, dance, and other music forms. grammar I was an English major in college (and a proofreader in high school, as well as for all of my friends in all grades--including college) and aced the only grammar class included in the curriculum, a higher-level course. physical science I took physical science in 8th grade and passed with an A--my interest in physical science later on led me to taking Physics Honors and Physics 2 AP, both of which I had perfect scores in. Physics became my favorite subject in school. Physical science encompasses the basics in physics, something I would love to teach--and hopefully, cause other students to love as much as I did. study skills Considering I had a 4.3 GPA (weighted) in high school, and maintained an excellent GPA in college, I am certain I would be able to assist students in studying to keep a GPA not unlike my own. I can help with vocabulary cards, math for tests, and all sorts of study habits I have picked up through the years. theatre I would like debate, public speaking, and theater to be included because for all of my years in high school, I was a debater. I have experience in ALL events, including: Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Parliamentary, Congress, Dramatic Interpretation, Humourous Interpretation, Duo Interp, Extemporary Speaking, Oratory, Impromptu, Expository Speaking, Spontaneous Argumentation (Spon Arg), and I have trained novice students to excell in these events. voice (music) Having much to do with music all of my life, I trained my voice by myself to be able to reach seven octaves of notes. I have performed many times, and was hired to do private parties in Las Vegas when I was only 12 years of age. I still sing now, only as a hobby, as I do also have a full-time career. I participated in chior from third to fifth grade, and then again in college. I know what it takes to put on a good show. One of my career dreams is to one day own an arts conservatory and produce musicals on my own stage.