{"id":27054,"date":"2025-04-25T19:47:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesecret.wpengine.com\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=27054"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T02:47:57","slug":"first-dance","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.thesecret.tv\/stories\/first-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"First Dance."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They say that anybody can dance, but I did not believe it before reading <a href=\"https:\/\/visit.thesecret.tv\/TSB-Story\">The Secret<\/a>. And for the first time in my life, I danced.<\/p>\n<p>It happened a month ago. Our whole group of friends participated in an inter-college dance competition. They asked me to join, but I did not think I could dance, so I declined. When they formed the team, I was left out, and I felt rejected. However, after reading &#8220;The Secret,&#8221; I learned to ask for what I wanted and to focus on only positive things. 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