"Star In Your Life" by Eulalia Morrison

  (the remix)

Nia Sioux  stars  on  a  reality  tv  show  called  Dance Moms. I  was  watching  a  livestream  that  she  did  before  her  music  video. I  was  hoping  that  she  would  show  her  video, but  I  don't  know  if  she  did  because  I  had  to  go  to  dance  practice. When  I  got  back  home, I  went  to  her  youtube channel  and, saw  that  it  was  up. I  found  out  that  she  had  made  her  own  song  when  I  was  watching  Dance Moms. The  dance  coach/owner  of  the  studio  was  talking  with  another  dance  mom  because  Nia’s  mom  wanted  JoJo  to  sing  with  her  and  the  other  moms  didn't  like  that. From  that  moment, I  was  excited  to  hear   her  first  song. Nia Sioux  is  currently  14  years-old  and has  3  songs  out  already. She  is  a  new  artist  who  started  in  2015  at  the  age  of  13. She  is  on  a  reality  tv  show  and  that  is  where  most  people  know her  from. Nia’s  beat  friend  is  JoJo Swia  because  Nia’s  the  only  one  who  didn't  laugh  at  the  way  she  speaks. Nia  is  a  nice, forgiving  and, humble  person. She  has  met  people  that  we  wish  we  could  meet, gone  to  places  that  we  wish  we  could  go  to. She  has  been  dancing  for  11  years, since  the  age  of  3. She  was  born  on  July  20, 2001(same  year  as  me) in  Pittsburg, PA. Inspiring  role models  to  her  are: Maya Angelou(which  she  did  a  dance  for), Michelle Obama, Rosa Parks, Oprah, and  Mary Mcleod Bethune. The  first  song  Nia  made was “Star In Your Life” in  2015. The  release  date  was  March 3, 2015. She  is  on  the  elite  team  at  ALDC which  is  what  Dance Moms  is  based  around). Along  with  Maddie  and  Mackenzie Ziegler, Nia  is  the  only  one  who  has  been  there  since  season  1  who  is  still on  the  team, everyone  else  left. Nia  uses  metaphor, loaded language, and  rhyme  to  convey  theme  that  you  are  as  important  as  everyone  else, no  matter  what  people  say.

By  using  rhyme, Nia  believes  that  you  are  as  important  as  everyone  else, no  matter  what  people  say. In  verse  1, Nia  sings  to  you  that  when  something  puts  you  down, you  need  to  rise  right  back  up.

“Life  is  a  book  and  you  write  it

your  happiness  is  on  you

No  matter  what  just  keep  up  at  it

And  push  through”,(“Star” 5-8).

By  rhyming  “you”  with “push  through”  Nia  is  connecting  the  phase  with  no  matter  what  happened  you  need  to  continue  doing  it, strive  to  complete. This  reveals  the  theme  that   you  are  as  important  as  everyone  else, no  matter  what  people  say  because  when  someone  puts you  down  you  need  to  show  them  that  what  they  did  to  you  did not  affect  you. Rise  above  them  because  you  don't  care  what  they  think  about  you, only  what  you  think  about  yourself.                                                                                                                                                       

Nia  also  uses  loaded language  to  convey  the  theme  that  you  are  as  important  as  everyone  else, no  matter  what  people  say. In  the  chorus, she  sings  to  the  listener, you  are  confident  and  everything  about  is  perfect.

“Cause  your  fearless,flawless”,(“Star” 9&10).

Nia  uses  the  words  “fearless” and “flawless”  to  convey  a  positive  attitude  towards  the  subject  that  being  yourself  is  the  best  thing  that  anyone  could ever  be. This  reveals  the  theme that  you  are  as  important  as  everyone  else, no  matter  what  people  say  because  people  may  try  to  knock  you  down  because  you're  being  you, but  you  need  to  remember  that  you  are  fine  just  the  way  you  are.

Finally, Nia  uses  metaphor  to  show  her  listeners  that   you  are  as  important  as  everyone  else, no  matter  what  people  say. In  the  chorus  Nia  sings  to  you  that  you're  the  most  important  person  in  life.

“You  are  a  star  in   your  own  life”,(“Star” 55).

Nia  is  comparing  the  listeners  to  a  star  to  show  that  you're  nothing  less  than  all  of  the  other  people  in  the  world. This  reveals  the  theme  that   you  are  as  important  as  everyone  else, no  matter  what  people  say because  star  are  important  to  people  so  you  need  to  think  that  you're  important  in  your  own  life.

The  most  intriguing  aspect  of  the  song  is  the  chorus. For  instance, “Who  ever  you  chose  to  be own  it/It’s  your  drum  it's  your  beat”(“Star”  14&15). This  strengthens  the  song  because  it  allows  the  listener  to  see  that  they're  allowed  to  be  whoever  they  want  to  be. A  particular  weakness  of  the  song  is  the  music  video. It  just  doesn't  make  sense; we  only  see  her  dancing  around  in  outfits. An  example  of  this  is  when  the  video  begins. We  see  Nia  getting  her  hair  fixed  and  makeup  touched  up. Why  does  it  open  up  with  that? This  is  a  song  that  relates  to  everyone  no  matter  what  the  gender, race, or  religion. The  video  could  show  us  what  she’s  talking  about, not  of  her  dancing  and  singing. The  video  could  of  been  powerful  that  way  and  no  one  would  expect  her  to  be  that  way  since  she  is  only  14.

All  in  all, Nia Sioux  uses  metaphor, loaded  language, and  rhyme  to  convey  the  theme  that  you  are  as  important  as  everyone  else, no  matter  what  people  say. A  similar  message  could  be  heard  in  the  song “Just  The  Way  You  Are” by  Bruno Mars. Both  songs  talk  about  how  it’s  okay  to  be  who  you  are  flaws  and  all. This  topic  is  critical  because  at  one  point  in  your  life, someone  or  something  made  you  feel  insignificant  and  everyday  people  go  through  this. This  is  one  of  those  problems  that  you  can  make  a  million  solutions  to, but  there  is  always  going  to  that  one  person  who  wants  to  make  the  world  and  everyone  else  in  it  feel  bad  about  themselves. I  can  make  a  call  to  action,but  I  doubt  that  anyone  will  listen. I  recommend  that  everyone  should  remember  how  special  they  are  because  you  are  you  and  that's  okay.