I’m writing on the 15th of November, the date on which 15 years ago, we started Dance Divine. What a journey it has been, with so many stories and moments to reflect upon. And so much growth and healing.

My body remembers who I was when I started dancing. It remembers how hard I used to dance. In those days, I swear I felt like I was blowing out the accumulated stagnation of a traumatized youth. For the first time in my life I had the experience of becoming unfrozen, of being able to move, breathe, and expand. I was able to feel my own joy, my own power and magnitude.

I came to back to life and was being birthed anew into the loving arms of a community of people who loved and/or needed the same medicine (movement, music, community) as I did. That was a first for me as well, and I did not always know how to handle that, how to feel loved and appreciated, and how to have what I was offering be received. But it healed me. And I thank you.

Dance Divine comes from the the deepest part of my introverted, rich, deep well, where only music can speak the right language, and articulate the beauty and the breadth. This is the same part in others that I have always longed to touch. To stir and animate those deep waters of yours, so that you may feel, and move, and be reminded of your own gorgeous depth and light.

Thank you for letting me take you there. Doing so has healed my self esteem, and given me a sense of belonging and purpose.

I hope you might join us this Sunday, November 19th. There will be gifts, and hugs, and more love than we know what to do with. 

After the dance we will head over to Smitty’s Oyster Bar on 3124 Main street. 
Endless Love & Gratitude

Jelena