I would love to see more inclusive dance companies everywhere, as I'm also a person with a disability who would have loved to have had this opportunity. I've only had a handful of experiences with choreographers who are/were willing to "change" their planned choreography when they saw me roll into the room.
Great video. I go to a liberal arts performing arts college in my city, and a lot of the student body are dance majors who more often than not always talk about this issue of "not fitting the mold". I really enjoyed this video and its true more things should be inclusive.
This really encourages me. I love to dance but I have a mysterious ligament condition (probably EDS or some other hypermobility syndrome) that lets my bones get progressively out of place with every motion. Standing for long periods is becoming difficult, but I still dance. 💖 A friend of mine out it Humboldt is a dance teacher, and she let me practice sitting down until my knees let me work for a time. Sending this to her!
absolutely love this may god bless everyone with opportunities to succeed with passion despite any limitations that shouldn’t define them as invaluable as others.As we are all beautiful the way we are ❤️😊💕
I love how she doesn't see disability as an "alien". Even though I am not disabled myself I have friends that are disabled and I see how people look at then.
I want to join! I was born with out hip sockets and after 16 years I was a miracle who was on the dance company presidency a forest ranger for 7 yrs and a firefighter. I was in medical journals, had a perfect son even though I was told by every Dr. that was impossible.Then when my son was 6 my Dr. recommended that I see a orthopedic Dr. to scope my cartilage loss. He broke my femur and put a huge bar in my leg ,crooked. I went through 5 surgeries in 2 years 23 discolcations and a blood infection that almost killed me removing almost all my muscle in my hip and legs and destroyed my backside. I had tried to walk but it made my knee valgus and it tor the munissccas in my knee putting me in a wheelchair for ten years isolated and lost. I never gave up for my son and had to go through it all again but harder this time and no help or love or friends. I am having my 40 something last surgery on my knee in a few days and then I will after over a decade of crying everynight and fear walk again. I still dance and can't wait to really stand tall even though I have a crooked body I will straighten it again. I am damn good at dancing I bet you would be surprised most people are, the two I showed. I am so tired so I am sorry to ramble but please respond if you are adding anyone to your company. Thank you Stephanie
Stroke survivor? Are we just naming everything now? Next time I introduce myself I'm gonna add chickenpox and surgery survivor. I think what this video was talking about is really important but it also made it sound like shes looking for someone to go wow, have a gold star sticker. Hope this isn't more tokenism
Each person has a story. If overcoming your challenges led to a path to make a difference in other people's lives, you have full right to embrace that.
