People told me, “Why are you still dancing at that size?” “Loose skin isn’t cute.” “Crop tops aren’t for you.” And those words cut deep, because I already carried my own doubts and insecurities. I thought maybe they were right, maybe my body wasn’t worthy of being seen or celebrated. But the moment I stopped letting those comments define me and chose instead to define myself, everything shifted. I started dancing because it made me feel alive, not because it was anyone else’s approval I was chas