Episode 12 Phases & Feelings

Aug 26, 2019 · 25m 6s
Episode 12 Phases & Feelings
Description

I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to spend two weeks of my summer at the Nederland’s Dans Theater Summer Intensive in Den Haag. I sent my audition...

show more
I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to spend two weeks of my summer at the Nederland’s Dans Theater Summer Intensive in Den Haag. I sent my audition video in the middle of Swan Lake back in February and found out in March that I had been accepted. I was honestly perplexed by the fact that I was literally seeing a dream come true right in front of my eyes. Of course the initial dream was to be a part of the company someday, but I was going to be living it in another and I was beyond satisfied with that. During the program one of my favorite aspects was being around the young dancers who have yet to be in a company. Their drive and hunger to dance, be present, and challenge their bodies in ways we may typically view as impossible was the best gift I received. The reminder to be a student, and I am not sure that it was a perception that left me, but it was a great refresher on how much I can choose to take in and it can be even broader than I once had perceived before. I found myself each day fighting the resistance of wanting to go into my box, or my ballet mindset of perfectionism. Finding the freedom in my movement quality was hard because I found myself constantly comparing of what my quality was versus the other dancers who have a much broader range within modern and contemporary movement. I was stuck in the comparison, but as a few days past I found myself finding the gratitude in my own version of movement and owning all the years of ballet training and being in a company for ten years. It was a challenge that I accepted and I found myself rising above. In this episode I will be sharing with you these moments of self-doubt and the how one can find pleasure within their movement. How we can perceive our bodies in different ways with a different approach to a different task that is at hand. I find myself sharing with you what crossed my mind during the program, what book I was reading at the time, and how we must do nothing without intention. Please enjoy.
show less
Information
Author Chelsea Keefer
Organization Chelsea Keefer
Website -
Tags

Looks like you don't have any active episode

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Current

Podcast Cover

Looks like you don't have any episodes in your queue

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Next Up

Episode Cover Episode Cover

It's so quiet here...

Time to discover new episodes!

Discover
Your Library
Search