Meet Jess, my former lyrical/contemporary dance instructor! She has danced since she was little and continued to dance with a company during her college years. I was always impressed by Jess’ strength, perfect leaps, and solid center in class. It was so fun to have her dance for the camera! We trekked through West Point on the Eno in Durham, and she even balanced on a log in the river for me.
Dance has become an important part of my life since college. I did the whole “ballet/jazz/tap” thing as a kid, dropped out to focus on gymnastics, and then dropped out of that to focus on music, then photography. I never did pointe or more advanced dance work and always regretted it….until I discovered the fabulous Ninth Street Dance in Durham. It’s a gem of a dance studio that offers classes to anyone- dance background or no dance background.
I’ve danced into my thirties, quite joyfully! But since I’ll probably never have the swag of a hip-hop dancer or the grace and balance as a pointe dancer, I’ll settle for collaborating with them on creating dance portraits, living vicariously through their beautiful movements.
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