This past weekend the dancers of Momentum Dance Project performed in their first ever showcase.  All seats were taken, some were sitting on the floor, and still some were standing in the back on chairs.  The energy in the room was supportive, exciting, and filled with a calm energy all at the same time. The lights were already dimmed, and as the time had come to address the audience I felt nervous for the first time that day.  We were overjoyed by the love in the room as I en

With posts related to National Dance Day and articles I have been reading pertaining to dancers and their mental health, I feel blessed to know the brevity in which movement has saved me.  Dance is not just a career for me, it is an imperative way in which I release and say what I am feeling or not wanting to feel through movement, and most often, without words.  Movement is my art and my art is my voice.  I do not take for granted the blessing this is and feel compelled to c

This was the first official week of Momentum Dance Project. We had a successful audition on Wednesday and I was overwhelmed with gratitude as students entered into the studio. It has always been part of my dream to have a space where young artists could come to find inspiration, to tell their story through art and to comfortably be themselves. I have always wished to create an environment where all assets and defects in an individual were seen as something contributable, p