The beautiful ballerina in this video is my cousin, Theresa. Thanks for bringing ballet to the street Theresa!

When’s the last time YOU danced in public, when no one else was?

This dance post was going to be my next, and then I read Magpie talking about the Annual Shyne Like a Star Virtual Dance Party at Starshyne Productions. It’s today! So this dance post is in honor.

Check out this cool site devoted to cultural dance!

I’ve been taking Cuban Hip Hop at Center Space Studio. I just got back! It was really tiring tonight because I’ve been out of shape since my little accident. It’s a beautiful mix of hip hop (which I love) and Cuban dance (which I love even though I have no experience with it). Donna Oefinger is a fun and positive dance teacher, and an amazing dancer. She’ll do something in front of the class, and it looks so cool–then I find out it’s a part of the routine and I’m thinking,  “We’re going to do that too?” It’s a challenging class. Most of the dancers in there are really good! During the first class I was lost most the time. I couldn’t do the routine all the way through. Now I can–even if sometimes awkwardly.

Even though I’m not a trained or professional dancer, I am a dancer. It is my destiny. It is in me. I must live it out. Taking a dance class is helping me live it out. I would also like to choreograph dances–I have started a couple, but haven’t finished. I also crave to perform dance–whether it’s in a chorus line, with a dance team, or solo on the dance floor. But…I usually freeze when given the chance.

My favorite way of living out my dance destiny is free style dancing. When I really get into it I feel ecstatic. I feel like I can travel into other dimensions. It can be truly spiritually indulging. I don’t do it enough.

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