I LOVE dance. It has saved my life so many times. It has taken me across the globe and introduced me to folks and cultures I would never have known. It constantly challenges and humbles me. It is my tried and true personal, spiritual and communal practice. And I’m not just talking about studio dancing. I’m talking about all of it. My Friday night dance parties with my husband and 11 year old son. I’m talking about the ritual of the club (and its remnants in my now 50 something body). I’m talking about the Orisha dances I have studied for decades. I’m talking about the wiggle my mother does in her wheelchair at 88 when she feels the notion. As well as what I do my best to offer an audience when they come and see a work I have made. I love dance in all its glory. I live for dance.

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