Paying It Forwards: Dance, Dignity & Respect
I grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, about 504 miles away from the theatre district in New York City. My first dance teacher was Ms. Kirstie Spadie. I walked into Kirstie’s studio for the very first time when I was nine years old. I told her I wanted to be on Broadway by the time I was twenty-eight. She smiled and told me, “We’re going to make sure that happens by the time you’re twenty-three.”
Body Monitoring: Tracking Your Physical Performance
One of the most important things to do as a gymnast or a performer is basic daily tracking and body monitoring. I have our competitive gymnastics team journal some very simple aspects of how they feel before each practice. Each of our gymnasts has an individual journal with all of their strength programs, educational handouts, and […]