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HER DANCING DREAMS & BUILDING HER NAME AT A YOUNG AGE

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C O N T E N T SSpring Issue 2016

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This is Up&Coming’s first issue, and this magazine was made for the college and high school students. In 2016, there are many magazines printed for teens and young adults but none are directed to the urban community. My plan with Up&Coming is to create that. I feel like if I had this magazine throughout my high school and college days I would have had an outlet. Something or someone who understands what it is like to be that age and be African American. I want this magazine to almost be a get away for the readers. Whenever you need a break from your day to day and your studies, I want readers to pick up Up&Coming and let it take your mind elsewhere for the time being.

-Paige Lewis

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Generation Dancer

Getting Out Of College 10114

Why Teens & Adults Use Tumblr As Their Favorite Blog?

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FashionThe college budget and your fashion style

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Ana A.Photography

Insured and ProfessionalEasy, Fun, and Editorial

Over 2500 Memories Captured

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Leilaa Simpsonthe cadid interview with Up & Coming

Whats your favorite dance move?How old were you when your started dancing?

Where do you think you got your moves from? Mom or Dad or even Grandparents?

Tell us a little about yourself and some things about your life.

“My favorite move is the death drop. I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but its this move where you spin around and just drop like your dead. But you have to do it right or it gonna look like you just fell on the floor and hurt yourself.”

“I was probably about nine years old. I kind of always knew I wanted to dance but I think my dream really took flight around that age. After that my mom and dad started putting me in dance classes. I’ve been perfecting my craft ever since.”

“I got my moves from my mom, for sure! My dad is more of a two stepper. My mom is always at my practices, so when we get home, she goes over them with me and tries her hardest to excute the moves. Its funny but its helpful. I’ve probably remembered a lot of my steps because my mom.”

“I’m the middle child out of five. I absoultely love my family. I love being around them, though to them is doesnt seem like it, its true. Some of my best memories are with my family.”

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...the fever continues

“I love music. I can’t sing, so I dance. Dancing is a relief

thats’s what makes me want to dance”

for me. I will stop whatever I’m doing to break out in a dance move. In a sense it keeps me calm. Maybe

“I love music, I can’t sing so I dance. Dancing is a relief for me. I will stop whatever I’m doing to break out in a dance move. In a sense it keeps me calm. Maybe that’s what makes me want to dance, the fact that it takes me to another place, a calmer place.”

“Hip-Hop or Rap of course. Thats what I most-ly what I perform. But I like all kinds of music, I can probably dance to anything except country. I should proably learn that soon if I want to be on Broadway, I can get any kind of music there.”

“I want to be on Broadway. On my birthday for the past couple years now I’ve asked my mom to take me to Broadway. I love it, the bright lights, the dancing, the singing, the fame. I want it, I want it all. I plan to get it into it, once I graduate high school, that is my goal.”

“I’m not sure yet I’m only 15 years old and in 9th grade, I feel like I have a little time before I should or can decide that.

What makes you wanna dance, what helps you get up and move?

Whats your favorite style of music to dance to? What do you want to accomplish in five years with your dancing?

Do you have plans to go to college or dance school?

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OMG It’s FreeEveryone likes free things right? Even though most social sites already are, why not add another one to your list! You’re on 3 sites now, so make it four!

FREEDOMNow the site being free and having no resitrictions is one thing but it’s another to have freedom to express who you are without having to be judged by no one. Everyone is excepted on there and you’re free to be you!

Set Your Blog How You LikeHas anyone been on Myspace, years ago? You had the chance to make your page represent you. Tumblr is the same.

Funny!Without a doubt the internet has some of the funniest videos and pictures on it. But on Tumblr it’s not the only the images and videos, it’s the comments

to. Tumblr users are some of the most comedic people on the

internet.

NO RESTRICTIONSWith Instagram and many others, you can’t post what you want for various reasons. Tumblr has none of that. Either someone reblogs what you post or they dont. Simple.

Interesting People.Tumblr attracts all type of people. From the ones who are somewhat weird to the hip fashionistas. Depending on who you follow on the other sites, you normally see the same thing. Not on this one, all different kinds.

Because It’s Blogging, Who Doesn’t Blog?Im not sure if you blog but its a good way to keep your ideas and thoughts collectively in one place.

Interesting PhotosTumblr is almost better than Google when looking for an image. They have a search engine built into the site and you can find some of the best images that’s been posted.

No ParentsOr any of their friends and no aunties or uncles. Unlike Facebook, where they are everywhere, commenting on everything.

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Blog Site

Not sure about every class nor the different majors, but for many art students you have to have a blog for your work. Tumblr is a blog site, HELLO!

Can Use It For Class Purposes

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College is already hard enough to get into, to make things even harder, you then have to follow a plan laid out for you by the chairperson of your department. For some this is harder than having to get up early in the morning for work. Here at Up&Coming we understand. College isn’t always easy. First you pay for school, then pay another $100 or so for books, only to sit class for a hour or more

and retain half of what you were taught. Our plan is to give you 4 tips for smooth sailing out of any university.Tip One: The most important guideline of them all PAY ATTENTION! You cannot pass without good notes. It helps to have things to look back on, when studying for test and quizzes, and we all know how much those count towards a grade.Tip Two: Guys go to class. I’m 1000% sure that half of you will not

attend 100% of class, but at least try 85-90%. 100% of the time attendace counts. Don’t let this be the reason you fail a class.Tip Three: Always talk to your advisor and make sure you guys are on the SAME page. This is especially true for transfer students. An advisor is supposed to give you the best plan of action but some things don’t work for you. You have find that middle. Tip

Four: Do not stress! I repeat do not stress! Stressing doesn’t get you anywhere and more than likely it will only hender you. You will feel defeated in the end. Before you go completly crazy stop, breath, and then get back to your business. You honeslty have a lot of time.Those my readers are some of the best tips you can follow to have the safest flight of college.

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Guidelines for passing all of your courses, and having a sucessful college career and never having to repeat coursework from the previous year.

“It’s Gonna Take Forever To

Get Out Of College, What

Am I Going To Do?”

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Expensive?or

Affordable?Up&Coming Magazine takes a look at fashion for the college budget!

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Some of our fashion trends are miles away from the school girl dresses and button up collar shirts, that we used to wear growing up. Now our jeans are from major name brands and our shirts more expensive then shoes. But what if your in college? Not all college students are blessed with full rides, most of us have to pay. Pay for a part of tution, books, and other fees. So does that percentage of students have the money for clothes? Expensive clothes? To be honest, the most affordable clothes for most college students is Target or maybe the some small store in the mall that some people haven’t even heard of. If you are like me and many other college students and some people who aren’t even in college, you’ll have to find a way to buy the things you like.

The One Thing a Woman Can’t Fit in Her Purse.

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With celebrities, performers, and athletes producing their own clothing lines, shoes, and other things every month, it gets hard to keep up, “money wise”. Our people know that, so we’re here to break it down. You can find this amazing high end fashion outfit, that our model is wearing, at your local retail stores for way less.

H&M Chiffon Printed Pants $14.99

Forever 21 Barbie Doll Spaghetti Strap Shirt.$15.99

Olive Green Forever 21 Heels$34.99

Aldo Brown Tap Dance Heels$110.00

Nordstrom Rack Printed Pant$34.99

Old Navy Patterned Chiffon Pants$20.99

Pac Sun Lace Shirt$29.99

Old Navy White Peplum Top$25.99

Pac Sun Aztec Printed Bag $24.99

Urban Outfitters Aztec Print Bag$39.99

Barefeet Shoes Platorm Sanals$19.99

Zara Brown Froinge Heel$34.99

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THANK YOU’s

Here at Up&Coming we want to give many thanks to the people who played their part in our very first issue. It took a lot time and skill to perfect this magazine and we all hope its to your liking.

Special thanks to the MUA Emilie AmparoAnd to the featured photographer Ana A. from EverAfterTouches Inc.

Very special thank you to Miss Leilaa Simposn who helped us kick off this first issue.

Last but the most important of all God! Without him nothing is possible!#GEARUP

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& to the amazing teachers at Bowie State University, for their amazing input of this project, thank you.