The community I have chosen to write my documentary on is the competitive dance community. This is a community of top selected dancers all over the country competing for top awards. This is a community because all of the dancers share the same passion of dance and they all work together to reach the same goal of winning 1^st overall or the Victory Cup. Growing up as a competitive dancer, I know a lot about this community. I know what each award means from a gold to platinum. I know which styles tend to place higher than others. I have learned what judges like to see performance wise and which judges are more difficult than others. I also have recently learned about the political game that is involved at each competition. I would like to know why there is not a specific set of requirements for each competitive dance to follow so all judging is fair rather than the dance teacher who has the best relationship with the owner of the competition winning every award. I also would like to know why children with disabilities are not allowed to compete in the dance competitions. My relationship to this community is a competitor or participant. I have been competing for over 12 years. I have chosen this community because these issues have been concerning me since I was 7. There was a young girl in my class who had down syndrome and the owners told her she wasn’t allowed to participate because of her disability. I also have lost awards because my studio owner did not “kiss up” to the manager of the competition being hosted. I really look forward to continuing my research on this community.