In “Steal Away” it felt as though the people who were dancing and singing were expressing pain. They were portraying themselves as slaves without having the freedom of their own. In the third piece “Don’t Give Up”, they also talked about hope instead of fear. If they have hope, they can overcome their fears in life. If you focus on fear then hope can die out. They also said, “we are meant to find our way if we can stay the course.” To me, this means we are all put on this earth for a purpose but if we lose focus by getting caught up in our heads we may stray from that course. to do something with our lives to find what we are passionate about, but if you lose focus on your priority getting caught up in your head then you might not stay on your course. As well as “hope instead of fear.” If you overcome your own fears in life then nothing is stopping you because you have hope you will achieve what you want to do. fear is like a cage you are stuck in until you have the hope inside yourself to break free. Watching this made me feel stronger and encouraged. In the last one “The Ego Vs. Self” I loved how she expressed herself through dancing from beginning to end. It started out fast and fun while she was having a good time, but then she slowed down with the movement of feeling melancholy. She then realized others could see her ego too. She thought about both sides of when she was happy to sad. I think you should just have fun being yourself and not afraid of what others think of you based on your ego.