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

Heart energy is very much about giving and receiving, and your connection to other humans. Your arms and hands have a natural connection to the heart, and it can be a beautiful thing to imagine this energy extending through your upper limbs as you dance.

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.

When feelings aren’t released or allowed to move through us in the form of creativity or emotional expression, they stay stuck to us and in us, weighing us down, stifling our energy, and preventing us from living as our biggest selves.

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.

like dancing and what doesn’t. In other words, don’t forget about the power of solo dance breaks once you start making more dance friends. Here’s why - Dancing alone keeps us honest. It gives us space to explore movements we might feel weird about in public. It gives us space to feel like a total rockstar regardless of what others may see. It gives

The trouble is, just because one dance environment isn’t working for us, we often start believing we are the problem. Or worse, that dance is the problem. What would happen if, instead of shutting down,

truly a radical move to stop-stop-stop.

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