Mather Dance Company - "Never Letting Go" (KAR) - Choreography by Shannon Mather

Choreographer Shannon Mather was inspired by the poem "Footprints in the Sand" by Margaret Fishback Powers (found below) for this piece.

Senior Large Group - Lyrical
1st overall, and People's Choice Award
Choreographed by Shannon Mather
"Never Letting Go" by Connor Duermit

DANCERS:
Diego Pasillas
Malia Asahino
Hayden Dessero
Victoria Grove
Bella Jones
Tayte Kamoku
Audrey Lee
Claire Lucas
Juliette Martinez
Sarah Shepard
Madison Smith
Julie Soto
Savannah Stone
Jessie Presch

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND
One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."