DANCE WITH THIS BOOK: Start a Revolution with Your Body, Alone in Your Room.

Martha Graham: “There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.

Take a moment to chat with the teacher or facilitator beforehand if you can, and let them know you’re feeling shy/intimidated/weird/scared and that there’s a chance you might want to bow out early. Sometimes simply acknowledging your fear is enough to let it pass and free up your mind so that your body can just dance.

It could be a communal dance-in-the-park gathering that you facilitate or encouraging your local coffee shop to host a morning dance event once a week. Your solo dance practice can be the foundation that helps you attract

I would love to see a world where more dance movements are popping up in this way, where it’s not only about learning a particular style of dance, perfecting technique, or getting a workout, but rather freedom of expression, healing, and connectivity through movement.

Taking moments for “selfish” acts like dancing alone in your room is, in fact, a really responsible, healthy form of self-care. It goes back to what we talked about in the Free Yourself chapter: putting on the metaphorical oxygen mask before you help others with theirs. Expressing yourself and refueling your creative tank is going to allow you to g

People without dance training often don’t feel qualified enough to lead any sort of dance for other people.

Here’s your prompt for this chapter: Dance It “Wrong” Find a video online of a dance you love but don’t know how to do. Dance along with that video with the intention of dancing it wrong. See what it feels like to let loose and do it totally off kilter – but on in your own way! Don’t know what video to choose? Pick a random one on YouTube. And ther

There’s another reason why you might have reached for a book about dance: we need each other’s stories. We need to know we’re not isolated in our challenges and growth, and we glimpse that through the shared words of another on the creative path.

connect that with the idea of your lower limbs as roots connecting from the ground up into your heart, grounding and strengthening you,