Who would we be without our fellow beautiful, strong and inspiring women?

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Throughout my 20 years of dancing I have met a ton of inspiring people. Not just gurus and professionals. I feel inspired by the beauty and feeling radiating from many dancers – male and female. I like to watch people who enjoy the moment, live the music and spread joy. On other occasions, it can be the untouchable confidence of a follower that catches my attention.

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A dancer’s movement takes us on a journey, tells us their story and shares a feeling in an incomparable way. I think that sharing in each other’s stories both verbally and through dance counterbalances the trend that followers may know most leaders in a dance community, but spend little time getting to know fellow followers. If we listen and observe each other’s stories, we can relate to each other in deeper ways.

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My wish for the workshops:

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‘Creating a network in which followers don’t look at each other with critical regard but turn to each other in awe and for inspiration, support and encouragement.’

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This wish is closely connected to the belief that through dance and body expression we can make contact to our true hearts’ desires. You might think, this is maybe a bit much….but I believe that magical things happen when we connect as a community sharing our passion with others.

In my teaching I will try to address:

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• The sometimes not so easy to be moderated split between ‘following’ and expression of individuality.

• How to not ‘just’ surrender our dance to the leader

• How to comfortably relax into a connection rather than worrying about the next move

• That dancing a social dance means trusting a fleeting connection in a world where trust = danger

• Feeling good with the way our individual bodies move

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And most importantly I will aim at

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• connecting followers

• FUN, FUN, FUN!