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Continue reading →: When the Wall Cracked: Living Behind the IllusionI don’t just dance, I perform, I breathe, I watch the world disappear I release my feelings I lead with my heart I tear down my walls I stop feeling sad I lose the pain I let go I smile No I don’t just dance I do so much more.…
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Continue reading →: Too Much, Never Enough
The first time I stepped onto the ballroom floor with him, it felt like slipping into a sanctuary I hadn’t known I was missing. The music started, his hand found mine, and suddenly the world outside faded. For the first time in a long time, I felt safe. It surprised…
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Continue reading →: Choreographed to Stay:
Leaving, Returning, and Learning to Recognize Emotional Abuse Leaving wasn’t the hard part. Not really. The hard part came later—when the fog cleared, when the survival mode wore off, when the questions started whispering in the silence. Why did I stay that long? Why did I make myself so small?…
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Continue reading →: The Hallmark Man Exists—And He Teaches Dance
We’ve all watched Hallmark movies—the kind where the impossibly kind, emotionally attuned, utterly dependable man shows up and somehow makes everything okay. We laugh. We sigh. We tell ourselves, That man doesn’t exist. Not really. But what if that kind of presence isn’t just a fantasy? What if it’s not…
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Continue reading →: The Dip: What Dance Taught Me About Change Management
There’s a dip in our routine—simple, elegant, familiar. I had done it countless times with a previous instructor. So when I worked with my new instructor on this same routine, I didn’t think twice. I knew the move. I trusted my instructor. He was strong, stable, and more than capable…
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Continue reading →: Dancing with Perspective: How My Instructor Is Making Me a Better Leader
I never expected the dance floor to become my leadership classroom. Each week, I step onto the hardwood floor and enter a space unlike any other in my life—a place where I’m not the one in control. Where I don’t direct the tempo. Where I must be quiet enough inside…
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Continue reading →: The Dance of Friendship: How a Studio Became My Circle
When I moved to San Francisco, everything was new—my job, my neighborhood, my son’s school. I poured my energy into getting us both settled, navigating unfamiliar streets and school pick-ups, figuring out the rhythm of this next chapter. And then, just as life began to take shape, COVID hit. Suddenly,…
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Continue reading →: Heels or Flats: A Story of coming home to myself
Somewhere between the weight of the past and the rhythm of the present,I’m beginning to dance in step with my own truth. It seems like a simple decision—heels or flats. But for me, it’s never just been about shoes. It’s about how I’ve walked through life. Who I’ve walked toward.…
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Continue reading →: Seen: A Journey Through Rhythm and Fear
As the lessons progressed, I found myself improving in rhythm dances—though my heart remained tethered to the smooth ones. Rhythm dances pulled me out of my comfort zone, forcing me into a space of deep vulnerability. It felt as though all eyes were on me, and with that came the…
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Continue reading →: The One Who Danced Into My Soul
By the time I met him, I had already been dancing for a few years. I had a primary instructor who had ignited my love for dance, opening up a world of movement, rhythm, and creative growth. Along the way, I’d worked with many teachers—each offering something unique, each shaping…
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Continue reading →: The Dance of Becoming
For years, I had been told who I was. A voice—not my own—had dictated my worth, my limitations, and the edges of my world. The weight of emotional abuse had settled into my bones, making me believe I was small, undeserving, and forever bound by invisible chains. But there, in…