I’ve been deeply inspired by time-lapse of seeds sprouting and growing. The movement, the joy, the seriousness of it. This was originally meant to be more lighthearted but on the day it turned into something more grounded, exciting, soft, tempestuous, and necessary. Fighting to grow while also being deeply steeped in beauty and creation and struggle. Embodying the Earth we are with.
Thank you always @maerialeiner for dancing with me and being down to explore the vision
Thank you @powerslidepat for always believing in me
#dance #growth #visualizer #plantbased
Shoutout to @meredithlventura
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I have a lot to say about my relationship with dance and my body and idk it’s weird posting dance stuff for me, but I’m trying to post more and ignore my self critical demons. Before I quit ballet in 2021, I was a lot smaller than I am now, and even then I was constantly told that my body is wrong for dance and that I should give it up. My arms are aerialist arms now, and yes they can do a lot of cool things, but am I also very insecure about them to the point where ig I’m explaining myself in order to post a picture?? Maybe lol. They were “too big” when i didn’t even let myself do anything with them, so how was i ever supposed to be a dancer again in a strong recovered body? Idk but somehow I am. Moral of the story you don’t need to starve yourself to dance, you don’t have to restrict your strength in order to dance, you deserve to live in a body that takes care of itself, even if people criticize it, it’s a reflection of their unhealed wounds and not your body. I’m grateful to have left dance, I saved my life and found aerial in the process, but I’m also grateful I came back, and I’m so incredibly grateful for people like Meredith that have shown me that I can dance without being shamed in a recovered body. For anyone struggling, my dms are open, there’s a life outside of your eating disorder, and you deserve to fight for your survival. Dance shouldn’t kill you, it should be the thing that makes you feel alive.
From May in @smithsmithaerialarts aerial play workshop đź’śđź’śđź’ś @theaerialstudio
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If you know me/my story, interpret this as more than just a silly little aerial video
CDT aerial student showcase recap. I’m so proud of what these girls accomplished in 9 months. They are such hard workers, and I’m so excited to see them continue to grow as people and as movers. They’ve gained so much strength, flexibility, and mental resilience(aerial can be scary!!). They played with movement qualities and how to hear the quality you want to put into your movement in the music, and I was so impressed with how quickly they were able to embrace it. Most importantly though, we had so much FUN. Working with them has changed me so much as a person in the best way, and I’m endlessly grateful to be their teacher. Much love 💚💙💜
