Thought-provoking and inspiring dancer interviews
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Rachele Perla: An Interview
“I have been dancing for over 15 years. It has been an incredible source of stability in my life. But, in reflecting, I think I have taken it for granted…In a time in which I have greatly needed the comfort and reliability of art, dance, and movement, it was taken away. I now realize what…
Lucy Nevin: An Interview
“My grandma always tells me of the time I told her ‘I am happiest when I’m dancing.’ I was about four years old when I said that and it is still true to this day.”
Helga Paris Morales: An Interview
“Dancing, the studio, it has always been an escape for me. It’s been a way for me to siphon emotions, and as a child the studio kept me safe from trauma. This art form has quite literally been my sanctuary.”
Madeleine Purcell: An Interview
“It’s never easy to experience that pain, but being forced to break down your technique into portions that won’t hurt your injury was one of the most enlightened moments in my career. It really forces you to put perspective on what’s really important: perfect ‘textbook’ technique or nuanced artistry?”
Alexa Torres: An Interview
“I just remember leaving school early and being so happy to be able to go back to my place of safety and comfort. Ballet became my safe haven for that. I knew that as long as I could go dance I would be able to deal with the negativity.”
Cameron Thomas: An Interview
“As is the case with any serious discipline, there is a ritualism to the pursuit of improvement that helps me stay motivated in every aspect of my life. As I have gotten older and begun working on repertoire that is more physically and emotionally involved, I find that dance constantly challenges what I am capable…
Stephanie Sorota: An Interview
“Ballet will speak to the humanity in you, whether you enjoy it or not. And if you don’t enjoy it? It’s art! When was the last time you enjoyed every piece of music you listened to? Or every book you’ve read? Go again, watch more.”
Courtney Shealy: An Interview
“To this day I use dance as therapy, expression, and as a tool to get through hard and stressful times.”
Katherine Barkman: An Interview
“It doesn’t matter where I am or what is happening around me. It is the inner sanctuary ballet has inspired me to create within where I find my freedom.”
Remy Young: An Interview
“…it is much easier for me to express myself onstage through movement than any other medium in any other environment. However right now, being stripped of a stage, an audience, and a company, dancing remains a necessity; this time as a form of therapy.”
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