So, I Think I Can Dance | Post 5 of 37
How many of you did something as a kid that you no longer do anymore? You wish you could get back to it but you “don’t have time” or “don’t have money” or “don’t have the energy.”
For me, it’s dance. I danced consistently from the time I was 4 or 5 years old all the way through high school. In my life studying and doing theater in college and then as a professional actor in my 20’s, all of that movement training proved quite useful in all of the productions I was cast in.
Now, I am not studying dance nor am I performing in plays where I can use my dance training. I am not even going to clubs anymore (not that I did all that much anyway). My dancing life consists mainly of the 2 times of year when I get to go to someone’s wedding and I rock hard to The Commodores or Earth, Wind, and Fire.
But now something is shifting. I don’t know if it’s the hundreds of hours I have spent watching So, You Think You Can Dance or it’s my approaching birthday bringing me into my late 30’s but I feel like I need to dance again. Get back to my roots and feel good in my body again.
Roger Dillahunty shared the panel with me at last Saturday’s Teaching Artist Organized session. Roger is a dancer and teaching artist and Executive Director of The BEAT: Berkeley Performing Arts. He has danced all over the world, has a contagious spirit, and a strong vision for building a non-profit dance studio that serves individual dancers as well as the community.
At the end of the session, he handed me a class schedule, looked me right in the eye, and said “Please come by the studio. I really hope to see you there!”
Maybe this is just what I need to bring myself back to life.
This post is one of the 37 I have challenged myself to post in one week (in celebration of my 37th birthday). Join me in the challenge.
I was absolutely captivated by your posting and it is wonderful to hear that you have rediscovered your passion for Dance. I am a (Jazz Teacher) at the Beat and a long time friend of Roger’s, who I beleive is making great strides in his efforts to recreate community involvement in the Arts. The Beat is an exciting place that offers a large variety of classes for the young and not so young..: – )
Thanks for your support,
Chauncey