A day late to dance day, but wanted to reflect and be brave and share a video from class on main with dance bestie
@nat_catinthehat 🧑🏼🩰🧑🏼🩰 choreo by
@carliieanderson
Before I trained I found dance through gogo and through the hardest years of my life it was my escape, my place to build confidence, to be in my body, to connect with other people. I'm so incredibly grateful to have been taken in by the best gay bar and queens in Spokane.
@gavinjphoto you kicked all this off, love you sm! 👯💞
My relationship with dance has evolved synchronously with my personal growth. I dance now to celebrate, I express more deeply, I found healthier ways to use dance to process tough emotions. 🐛🦋
One thing I find hard to describe to people who don't dance is how it's an endless way to learn about yourself. It's a raw and sometimes uncomfortable way of being intimate with yourself. If you pay attention to how you move, you'll glean insight into who you are, how you show up in the world, how you're feeling, where your strengths and struggles are emotionally. 🌀
Tight and rushed? Anxious. Too soft and little engagement? Unconfident, disconnected. And the point is to realize what movement traits and how you feel doing certain things feels to 👉🏼you👈🏼
I think so many people say "I can't dance" and find it so uncomfortable to even move their body is a sign of how disconnected society is from their own selves. Over obsessed with intellectualism (hi capitalism).
🌟Your bodily autonomy is uniquely yours🌟 It never lies if you learn to listen. It's so uncomfortable because society has told you not to trust yourself; trust what they're trying to sell you, doubt your truest self so you're easy to control.
I could literally go on forever lol, but I've already said more than anyone will likely read 😂 I appreciate everyone who's supported me along the way. I love this community so much! 💞
