American music. Shay was right. That was what they would be learning about today. Sounded good to her. There were other things that the artists had in common and Shay listened with interest as those things were revealed. Then it was time for another question or set of questions actually.

Shay raised her hand. She had some thoughts she wanted to share and some things she didn't. When it was her turn, she began to speak. "I think music is universal. It can make you feel different things.......happy, sad. You don't even have to be able to understand the words to like or......to understand the music. I guess some music can be bad, but generally it's a way of expressing oneself. Better through music than in some other negative way, I guess. I can't imagine a world without music. That would be a sad world."

What Shay didn't want to share was that music was a huge part of her life. Of course as a dancer, music was required. But it was more than that. She had music when she didn't have anything else. It was a part of her, a part she couldn't live without.