It’s been a week since WILD
@ifyouarewild.come Gathering these thoughts together took a second.
It’s been my dream to help build bridges through dance since my 2nd year at ArtEZ, but I could never have imagined that THIS would be the shape it could take. That THESE would be the people I’ll be honored to do it with.
The idea to bring WILD to Amsterdam came out of a few DM messages. We made a post announcing the dates 2 hours later, thinking - well, now we definitely have to follow through. I said “let’s do it!!!” having very little idea of what I signed up for. Kind of like agreeing to run a half marathon for the 1st time after training for 5K. You think you know what to expect… but not really.
There were bumps along the way and a moment when we almost turned back. But I can’t describe how happy and grateful I am that we didn’t, that we made it happen.
I can’t tell you what it does to me - seeing people come together like that. The courage of letting others see you in motion, in your vulnerability, in your artistry, in your learning, in your joy. To me, it’s a living, breathing proof that we are so much more than our differences. More than our passports, languages, politics, backgrounds, and styles. More than our ideas of who we can be. That we can be truly inspired and hold space for each other.
For that, I’ll do it over and over and over again. I’ll go through doubt, very little sleep, I’ll order countless pizzas and Ubers, fix contracts and insurances and get a dance floor from another dimension if I have to.
THANK YOU
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@dayanakhmedgaliev and
@klevakin_klevakin for your trust, for letting me support your voices and become a part of the tribe,
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@anya.k_for being by my side,
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@chafik_bennie @door_open_space for having us,
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@kajoinboi for the mind blowing sound,
to
@tinki.mov and
@p43ke1 for capturing the moment,
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@konstantin_koval_ ,
@droshah1 and many others for the support behind the scenes,
to our guests for their generousity
@emmaevelein @wilchaan @aboutmanuel @ekman ,
to all of you who came to share your hearts and souls, your dance, your WILDness with us!
I LOVED and LIVED every second of it. Thank you!
To many more 🪢❤️
