I came into college knowing what I wanted to do.
Kate Bartick, America's next prima ballerina.
It was part of my identity, I came from a small town in New Jersey to big, bad Texas.
Have a mentioned the first time I was south of the Mississippi was when I came to audition for UT's dance program?I trained everyday freshman year, pushing through sickness and injuries, and tears and pain, both emotional and physical. I woke up one morning and realized that the last thing on earth that I wanted to do was spend 2 hours standing up on my big toes, mindlessly moving my body trying to teachers professors who never seemed to crack a smile. I have more potential than that.
Then suddenly, I became Kate Bartick, America's next....?
I lost a big part of my identity when I stepped off the stage and I wasn't sure what to do with myself. Writing has always been a big part of my life. My father is a writer, my brother wants to go into filmmaking, and it has always been something close to my heart that I enjoy doing. So, naturally, I gravitated towards writing as a new pursuit. I applied to the Moody College of Communication in September of 2013, and I was accepted in January of 2014. I am THRILLED to be here.
I feel like I have something to say to the world. What that is, I'm not sure yet. But I think that my words can hopefully change something.
I'm interested in society's obsession with social networking, and why everyone needs to know everything about everyone all the time. I want to know why we are trashing the one planet we are given. I want to know why women and society are constantly told that they're not good enough and that they're too fat, too skinny, to smart, or too driven. I want to learn things, but I also want to change things. I want to inspire people to change, question, rethink, or gain confidence in their ways.
Looking back, I am so happy that I pursued dance for as long as I did because it taught me so much. Thanks to my exhausted dance career, I am very disciplined. I go to every class, I pay attention, and I get done what I need to. I am also very motivated. If I want something, I work as hard as I need to in order to get it. Just ask Emily, the girl I stole the role of the Sugarplum Fairy from in 12th grade, how intense I get when I'm determined. I think she might still be bitter to this day.
So what if I am not the next Gillian Murphy or Julie Kent. I am hoping that one day, no matter what it is I pursue, someone will one day say that they want to be America's next Kate Bartick.
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