Portland let's do this!! 🕺🕺
I'll be back at the end of the month to help you get those shuffle moves ready for summer ☀️
So excited to explore some higher BPM's with you this time in the Techno Shuffle class!
I'll help you out with techniques for staying on beat at faster speeds,
& add in some saucy moves that help you express yourself no matter the BPM.
Im also reducing the class size of the Intro to Shuffle workshop to make more space in the studio 😄 YAYY!!
So I'm offering it twice to make sure everyone gets a chance to take it if they'd like! If you already know the fundamentals, you can come learn variations and mods to enhance your style here too.
Choreo will be a mix of styles as usual! If you take the Intro class, you will do fine in the choreo class, so come get all this goodness.
DROP YOUR QUESTIONS BELOW AND SHARE THIS WITH YOUR PORTLAND FRIENDS 🫶
See you very soon at the fabulous @portlanddancestudio
#pnwshufflers
#portlanddance #portlandedm #portlandthingstodo #portlandshuffle
Freedom is intoxicating.
You can find that in dance.
And that's what shufflers bring to the floor at any event they attend - we shift the energy in the room, and everyone can feel it.
Hear more shuffle/dance real talk over on @seattlehousemafia 's latest episode!
Thanks again to the gang for having me on - this was one of my favorite things of 2025 💓
A lot of people see my dance videos but it's not often I speak on here,
and maybe it's the neurodivergent in me but I've actually got a lot to say.
#dancelife #shuffledance #shufflecommunity
I used to have panic attacks so bad, I had to go to the ER.
Never in a million years would I have thought then that I'd be getting up on stages for a living one day!
When I found dance, literally everything changed.
I gained confidence for once.
I realized I could do more than I thought I could.
I started appreciating my body for what it could do for me, instead of hating it for what it looked like.
I discovered a way to process my emotions, move my way through them, and not let them rule my life.
I had joy in my life all of a sudden, a happiness I felt to my core.
I'm neurodivergent, and I always thought life would be a struggle for me bc of that.
Over time, dancing helped me grow outside of that label that I didn't realize I was using to hold myself back.
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE!!!
LITERALLY ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TRY!
I'll talk more about my journey on here.
Tbh, I've avoided it because all the bullying and ridicule online DOES get to me sometimes.
But I lost the plot and became a vanilla cupcake version of myself on here, and that's not serving anyone, including me.
So here's me saying, I'm starting a new chapter.
I don't care about trying to make everyone happy anymore, because I've learned some people will just always criticize and hate no matter what.
I'm here to serve the people that need me, and need what I do.
And those people need the WHOLE, GENUINE, AUTHENTIC me.
The me that will p*ss some people off, and that others will make fun of.
The vulnerable me, even if it scares me to share it.
I take shuffling SO seriously because it literally saved me, and I know it can do the same for others.
I've been through a lot and I just keep coming back to dance. It centers me and gets me through.
Sharing it with you & teaching you is honestly a huge honor and a huge responsibility that I don't take lightly AT ALL.
So, thank you. To those who trust me to help you, to those who appreciate what I'm doing... I'm so grateful you're here.
Mental health is a tricky thing sometimes, so if you're struggling, I am sending you so much love ❤️
I've been there, and all I can say is.. if I can do it, you can do it.
Idk why it's still taboo to talk about mental health- we all have lows and highs.
This training ground we call life is not an easy one!
Trials, tests, and level ups are all hard until your capacity grows.
Healing is painful before it feels better.
Shedding what's not meant for you feels like loss until your purpose fills the liminal space.
Facing yourself feels like shame until you learn to forgive.
All while living in a system designed to extract from us and the earth, governed by people who do not operate from the same set of moral principles as us...
Thats a big dose of rage that can be aimed at the self if its not recognized & given a healthy direction to be funneled.
If you're going through a tough time, dont be afraid to talk about it.
I have a lot of days where I feel great, and my cup overflows. But I go through hard processes too.
Ive noticed that in real life, I tend to avoid bringing up how im feeling.
I don't want to be a burden, or for people to think of me in a weird way.
But unsurprisingly, being honest about it lately has shown me how many others are feeling the same thing,
And yet we feel disconnected because we are all keeping it to ourselves.
Enough.
It's human to need community and to be there for each other.
Why dont we give each other the gift of having an opportunity to do that?
(With healthy boundaries and expectations, of course.)
Sending my love to each of you.
Go dance, it helps ❤️☀️
#shufflegirl #cuttingshapesdance #mentalhealthmatters #seattledancenetwork #freestyledance
Spent so long waiting for things to change but all along what needed to change was me.
My avoidance.
My fear.
My excuses.
My need to be independent.
My programming.
My "I'm tired."
One thought switched up everything for me:
"How would I act if I already believed I was enough?"
I've been working on re-establishing a reputation of consistency, devotion, and capability with myself.
I realized I can't be anything for anyone if I dont have a foundation of caring for myself and making sure I'm showing up for my health and goals.
ACTUALLY showing up - not just in performative ways that looked good on the outside,
But in the ugly, unglamorous, boring, weird ways that genuinely grow my capacity and nourish my body, mind, and spirit.
I also realized I don't have to wait until my situation and environment are perfect, for me to show up differently.
The learning and healing in this season of life is DEEP and painful and humiliating and profound and empowering and relieving all at the same time & im just hanging on for dear life, putting one foot in front of the other and trusting this inner knowing that I'm headed in the right direction.
If you want to follow people who have it all figured out, please look elsewhere.
But if you're down for an adventure,
Come with me, we can figure it out together 🥰
The last couple months have taught me lessons im still processing.
Life is up and down & im trying to learn to ride the waves - not just hold my breath & hope for the best.
Some days I'm on top of the world.
Some days I could really go for goggles & a pair of swim floaties.
Some days its both - and learning to hold that duality is a skill in and of itself.
The gratitude and the sorrow.
The confidence and the anxiety.
The hope and the heaviness.
All of this is simply... human.
And despite the flaws and failures,
There's also growth and victories.
So I keep trying, and keep trusting the process.
Because to cut myself off from the lows or the highs would be to reject my humanity.
Where's the integrity, or the fun, in that?
May life bring us exactly what we need, at exactly the right time, to learn what we are meant to learn ❤️
Thank you to those sharing the journey with me 🙏💕
CHOREOGRAPHY CHALLENGE 2/4 🕺 4 of us choreographed our own routines to the same song and we are posting one each day until Friday!
Today's choreography is created by @cisco.psd with a content assist from @laurafunsize who learned it the same day we filmed - what a rock star.
Stay tuned to see @shuffle.shenanigans and @camille3473 interpretations coming sooooon 👀
#shufflechoreo #seattleperformers #shufflegogo #footworkdance #seattledance
I will never not be screaming at DnB class 😝
This memory is so fun, probably my favorite part of my trip to L.A. - I just love this dance and the energy we cultivated in that room was NEXT FKN LEVEL Im still not over it 🥹💖
Thank you @marygrace@gravity.la for opening your door to DnB - thank you LA for showing up (and almost selling out) at 9PM ON A WEEKNIGHT to do the damn thangg.
Grateful, humbled, happy is an understatement. Wish we could re-live it over and over.
To be honest I almost didnt post my freestyle part since we had been driving for 20 hours to get to LA and I felt like my legs were just NOT WORKING and i hated my footwork but its actually so wholesome, seeing everyone just vibe. Thats life ya know? It ain't gotta be perfect to enjoy it.
May we all find the courage to be confident exactly as we are ❤️❤️❤️
#dnbdance #drumandbassdance
Anything is possible with a few energy drinks, a little delusion, and a healthy dose of YouTubing 🤪
(and the ability to not give up after being told "no" over and over and years of practicing and the right people in your life/on your team and hill sprints and workouts and all-nighters and injury comebacks and the list goes on lol but yeah mostly YouTube tho)
Dancing for @mainstageshufflers at @daybreakersea
#shufflegogo #performerlife #seattledancenetwork #seattleperformer shufflegirl
Most of y'all know i don't drink alcohol - just kinda slowly stopped and never looked back personally.
Not to say i wouldn't have a dranky drank on a special occasion but for my day to day, I need my head clear and my body performing the way I want it to, so alcohol just really doesn't make sense for me.
I found the only kava bar in Seattle in 2024 and have had the pleasure of enjoying it as a 3rd space and also throwing meetups there!
Thank you to Matt over at @swampcowkavalounge for hosting the shuffle community so many times over the last couple years!!!
In honor of the next chapter of his journey and Swamp Cow changing hands, i thought I'd post a clip from our last event there.
Matt, you really care about people, remembered everyone's names and made us feel like we belonged! Swamp Cow has become a second home and we thank you for it 💕✨️
#avatar #seattlekava #cuttingshapesdance #freestyledance #thingstodoseattle
We love us some Hugel 😍
What do you think, should he put us on stage??
Help us tag @hugelthug in the comments pretty please 🙏
#seattledancers #seattleperformers #seattleshufflers #shufflegogo #pnwdance
The gum chewing made it impossible to find a good thumbnail lmao
I realized i rarely ever post gogo videos to my feed so heres a clip practicing in @ciaracastro_ Gogo dance class at @theshuffleverse !
I loved the vibe in class and of course the throwbacks brought out my sassy side 💁♀️
I love gogo almost as much as i love shuffling and Im thinking I really should post it more? Would yall wanna see that?
#seattleperformer #gogogirl #gogodancer #seattlegogo #seattledancer
