My journey through the scene has been one of emotional enlightenment but at the same time, extreme sadness. I've been involved in the scene, and in that year and a half, I've seen many of my best friends damage themselves with their irresponsibility. While I'm spending my evenings expressing myself through my music and dance, people who express their drug enduced emotions surround me. My dream is that one day, Seattle can be a city where individuals of all ages can share the amazing experience that the combination of music, dance, and art provides, but until youth, a vital element of this dream, can behave in an accountable manner, my dream will never manifest itself into a reality. Think before you act.
Responsibility is the key.
Together, as a unified group of dancers, partnered with every individual who enjoys music in Seattle, we have the power for change. Let's show the mayor and the city council that we can act responsibly and that we don't need this law. Show the people who want to shut us down that we really can be more than they think we are. This is all I ask and I don't believe that it is too much. We've wrapped up our petiton for a youth commission.