This is amazing and really resonates. I had a dimly sort of similar journey except I went to a local studio which wasn't as serious as a place like Ruth Page (sp?)... the go to place for child dancers I'm chicago in the 80s. Dancing in college probably saved my life. At the time, I felt conflicted about devoting college credits to "just …
This is amazing and really resonates. I had a dimly sort of similar journey except I went to a local studio which wasn't as serious as a place like Ruth Page (sp?)... the go to place for child dancers I'm chicago in the 80s. Dancing in college probably saved my life. At the time, I felt conflicted about devoting college credits to "just dance" but come to realize how the muscle memory in the most expansive sense of the word has helped keep my chin up and shoulders squared in difficult times. Plus my students always enjoyed the way I swooped around the classroom.
Thanks Gin! In college I also experienced guilt and conflict about spending time dancing as opposed to "learning" (my father always needled me that I was majoring in basket weaving ...) but, again, all these years later I'm glad I stuck with it as long as I did.
This is amazing and really resonates. I had a dimly sort of similar journey except I went to a local studio which wasn't as serious as a place like Ruth Page (sp?)... the go to place for child dancers I'm chicago in the 80s. Dancing in college probably saved my life. At the time, I felt conflicted about devoting college credits to "just dance" but come to realize how the muscle memory in the most expansive sense of the word has helped keep my chin up and shoulders squared in difficult times. Plus my students always enjoyed the way I swooped around the classroom.
Thanks Gin! In college I also experienced guilt and conflict about spending time dancing as opposed to "learning" (my father always needled me that I was majoring in basket weaving ...) but, again, all these years later I'm glad I stuck with it as long as I did.