DanceAbility Stories: Part 4
Happy Friday everyone! We are so glad to have you with us for part four of DanceAbility Stories! Writing this week’s story is Veronica “RockStar” DeWitt!
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Sensation. Relationship. Time. Design. Those words mean a lot more to me now than before I started practicing the DanceAbility method in 2015.
I have been a professional contemporary dancer since 2007, and have danced so many pieces by some incredible choreographers. I have flipped, dipped, launched, and landed across studios and stages around the world with other high-end dancers. Over time, I became a movement/dance technique teacher.
All that being said, I never thought I would be so blown away by the dancing I witness and experience in a DanceAbility class, workshop, training, and/or performance. I really had no idea how going to the DanceAbility Teacher Training with Jana Meszaros in Austin, Tx (2015) would make such a lasting impact on my life; I was just going to another dance training, right?
Wrong.
Since teacher training, I view dance AND people with a more open, generous perspective, especially in terms of accessibility, inclusivity, and how I relate (which really comes back to how I relate to and feel about myself).
In addition to my own personal growth, many awesome opportunities have popped up. Even though I moved to Austin, I still seasonally perform with Joint Forces Dance Company. I attended Master Training this year in Trier, Germany with Alito Alessi (which was challenging, humbling, and amazing). In Austin, I’m teaching DanceAbility classes in the AISD (public school district) and also for Body Shift (a community initiative). The last thing in the works that I’ll mention is I’m directing/performing a quintet for Austin Dance Festival 2018, featuring 3 other DanceAbility teachers who live in Austin and one dedicated student/community member; the cast is very diverse and I’m excited to show what we do in a professional theater setting.
I am glad I listened to Alito back there in the sauna at Breitenbush, and that he encouraged Jana and I to do the teacher training. That moment was definitely a Y in the road. Good choice making ladies!
I am grateful to be a part of the DanceAbility community and share this work with others long into the future. Liberate yourself, and you liberate others.
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Sensation. Relationship. Time. Design. Those words mean a lot more to me now than before I started practicing the DanceAbility method in 2015.
I have been a professional contemporary dancer since 2007, and have danced so many pieces by some incredible choreographers. I have flipped, dipped, launched, and landed across studios and stages around the world with other high-end dancers. Over time, I became a movement/dance technique teacher.
All that being said, I never thought I would be so blown away by the dancing I witness and experience in a DanceAbility class, workshop, training, and/or performance. I really had no idea how going to the DanceAbility Teacher Training with Jana Meszaros in Austin, Tx (2015) would make such a lasting impact on my life; I was just going to another dance training, right?
Wrong.
Since teacher training, I view dance AND people with a more open, generous perspective, especially in terms of accessibility, inclusivity, and how I relate (which really comes back to how I relate to and feel about myself).
In addition to my own personal growth, many awesome opportunities have popped up. Even though I moved to Austin, I still seasonally perform with Joint Forces Dance Company. I attended Master Training this year in Trier, Germany with Alito Alessi (which was challenging, humbling, and amazing). In Austin, I’m teaching DanceAbility classes in the AISD (public school district) and also for Body Shift (a community initiative). The last thing in the works that I’ll mention is I’m directing/performing a quintet for Austin Dance Festival 2018, featuring 3 other DanceAbility teachers who live in Austin and one dedicated student/community member; the cast is very diverse and I’m excited to show what we do in a professional theater setting.
I am glad I listened to Alito back there in the sauna at Breitenbush, and that he encouraged Jana and I to do the teacher training. That moment was definitely a Y in the road. Good choice making ladies!
I am grateful to be a part of the DanceAbility community and share this work with others long into the future. Liberate yourself, and you liberate others.
Get involved with DanceAbility this year! First, we have a 5-day Intensive taught by Jana Meszaros, right here in Eugene, Oregon. This is a great chance for you to get a great idea of the DanceAbility Method, this training is open to high school students as well as adults! Second, want even more knowledge of this Method? We have a month long certification to become a certified teacher of the DanceAbility Method in Vienna, Austria! You can find more information about the upcoming trainings at the links below.
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