06/08/2020
Dancing during a pandemic, what are the possibilities right NOW for creating and feeling good (or better)? *Long read and worth it. ;)
At the begining of the pandemic, I found that in the blink of an eye
I had to close my business
The additional studios I was teaching at were also closed
I had to cancell my trip to see my family; who I don't see often anyway and missed celebrate big birthdays
It was no longer safe to see my friends
I had no place to train and dance in the air
For a moment it all looked bleak. My brother was asked to treat covid patients, my grandfather got covid-19 (spoiler: thankfully he survived!). Everything was uncertain and up in the air. In an instant everything that gives meaning, color, and value in my life was unavailable. Everything I do for self-care and to sustain myself and live a purposeful life was out of reach.
I didn't know when I would see my family again, if they would be healthy and alive on the other side of this, aerial dance as both a profession and creative outlet as well as my way to stay strong, fit and feeling good, social-anything was out. Basically leaving and even being able to find and purchase something as simple as toilet paper was uncertain.
I was feeling the heavy heavy weight of all the loss and I had no idea what the future could possibly hold. This is definitely not the type of thing that I publicly admit on Facebook, but it was a dark moment.
I started offering ground classes on zoom, and it was lovely to see everyone and it also felt a bit empty and bland. I missed the in-person energy we have, I know you felt it too. Zoom classes were just not the same! Ground classes are not a long-term substitute for the magic of dancing in the air.
Getting my power back started with an invitation that I will be forever grateful for from Elaine Dove to use her rig. (