Dear New York, From your city lights to your graffitied walls, both your most grand & most minuscule sights set my old soul and youthful body ablaze with wonder. Alone on the train at 14 seeking a firm grasp on why being born here made sense to who I was & who I was to become. It was you who taught me how to look at something that most would deem as chaotic & find the delicacy in it. In the spray painted alley ways, in the cracked concrete, on the diverse stage known as these New York streets; that was where my curiosity germinated. Inquisitively rooted in the charming grime & the misunderstood. That was where my artistry was born. Your essence applied to my untamable, infinite expression. I searched you high & low to find all sorts of things that made my heart flutter. But I always instinctively knew there was more life to live, more to be inspired by. A city dweller crossed by an undying nature to swim in bright blue waters, kick dirt & lay in grass, to soak in every ounce of the golden Sun I could get before the brutal New York winters turned me back to blue. I knew for years that eventually, Id have to leave you behind for the sake of chasing what I couldn’t fully find in you. So then, I did. I leaped across the country to settle in the desert with my lover. Theres not a fraction of my being that regrets it. I love it here. The sun beams & theres mountains to hike. Theres rivers to float in & you can see the milky way at night. But letting you go was still one of the hardest parts of spreading my feathered wings to take flight. A September breeze found me on my knees for my first visit back. As I stepped into my basement, my old room, a space I created completely for me where I hurt, cried, sang, wrote, danced, laughed, created, loved & lived many lives; I felt my chest sink & my breath shorten. With tears in my eyes, I knew that I was finally ready to fully let you go. With a sense of peace in my heart I allowed myself to fully embrace the new life I am now living. Theres nothing quite like you, New York. Absolutely fucking nothing. Ill cherish you until the end of time.. with the deepest love for the city that made me, me.
💌 Be my galentine? 💌 The 2nd edition of our all women’s shuffle session is around the corner👀 So bring yo gal’s & come get downnnnn🫀Welcoming shufflers of all levels as well as those who flow🌀 so come through & let go 🌬️ Welcoming & open to queer folk! Bring treats if you please & those dancing feet 👠👟👠👟
This year, we are honored to highlight two lovely local DJs circuitxscene & @kaleodic who will be throwing down during our session with style & authenticity❕💿
Special thanks to @littleguy8down for the push & for organizing two talented local DJs to play for the day🎠
Let’s fkn ride 🏁
⏮️Bits & clips within the weeks of training prior to Roots of Essence⏮️ *edit* the lag in the first clip drivin me nuts 🥜🔩@instagram fkn my shit uppp meet me out back fr❕
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Homie just spawned in & surprised the fuck out of me mid flow in the first clip to fillerrrr uppp🚰 Anyway! Dropping these off at the fkn dump 🚮 An old skin is being slow shed to make way for a-new.🦎 Press PLAY ▶️ to resume. The intention that remains? “I’ll stay chip-chip chipping away.” ⚒️ Gratitude & inspiration is potent after a weekend in a *Dream State* 💭💜🌀🐇 down the fkn rabbit hole I go 🕳️
Knew I had to get down to some @t78official since I wouldn’t be able to rock out with everybody else on day 2 😛
& nothing like a little @jack.spaidz in preparation to get the mf vibe right 🪄🃏♠️
I owed you both some rounds & took some of these clips with that intention. Thank you🫂
@elev8edmovement@bastpolar
