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“I’m Okay!”
Some of my younger students do this beautiful thing when they fall. First, they fall (usually because they’re twirling too much). Then they get this wide eyed look on their face (at this moment I’m usually holding my breath wondering which way this will go). Finally, they smile and go “I’m ok!”. And that “I’m…
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Care About It
Be passionate about what you’re passionate about.
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20 Take-Aways From My Trip To NYC
New York City holds a special place in my heart. I have family from New York and family that still lives there… . So grateful for this weekend in NYC, and for amazing friends who made it that much better!
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Not A Resolutions Kind of Gal
This year had a bunch of wonderful things that I couldn’t have planned. There were also quite a few not so great things I certainly wouldn’t have planned. Sitting here, trying to look back on 2019, trying to chronicle the events of each month, I feel like so much of the year was spent in…
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Wonder.
It’s the holiday season; the time when we reflect on the year, what we’re grateful for, and what we’d like going into the next year. This season, I’ve been thinking about wonder.
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So It’s Cuffing Season…
So what does it look like when someone who’s always been in a relationship attempts to “do life” by herself in an age where social media and social events are king and we want everyone to see how happy we are?
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Power of Performing
Last weekend I got to step back on stage and perform 3 beautifully crafted works. I danced my heart out and then some. I was surrounded by artists that offered their own brilliant individuality and talent. And for the first time in a while I walked away feeling…good.
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COMPLICATED GRIEF
In this struggle with grief I continue to ask myself the same question; “am I allowed to feel this pain?”. Am I allowed to be heartbroken, to cry, to feel angry that everything just continues on even though the world has lost a beautiful soul? Or am I being selfish, as I wasn’t there for…
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On A Break: Ballet
At the end of all of it I was tired of the struggle to impress people I felt couldn’t give me those chances for one reason or other. I was tired of looking in the mirror and struggling with what I saw. I was tired of constantly worrying how I looked compared to someone else.…
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What Defines Success For You?
“But it was the first part that left me scratching my head. What did he mean… Fact of the matter is, without the arts, we’d have a very boring world.”