2019 was not an easy year for me as a dancer. In February, I fell and sprained an already weak ankle and nursed a swollen ankle for three months or more. I continued to teach, but practising and performing were out of the question. I was restless, of course, but I do know that I gained much from the experience. For one, for the first time in many years, I watched our troupe perform. I wrote about it in a Facebook post, and it sums up what I feel. So often, when we perform, people come and tell us how much they enjoyed the show. When I listen to their wonderful responses, particularly if I'm happy with the performance myself, I long to be two people. I long to watch, while also dancing. I want to see us.At today's performance, I will.Anyone who's ever worked as part of a troupe knows this: there's no 'me' and 'you' when we dance together. We go together, we dance together.And so, … [Read more...]