Greetings dancers!
I recently did an interview with the online magazine CanvasRebel in which they asked me about taking risks and what resilience meant to me. I had previously interviewed with their sister magazine VoyageLA. The current chapter of my story looks significantly different, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to share my story as it’s evolved, as well as how my perspective has shifted on what it means to be a creative in today’s world.
In 2021, I moved from Southern California to the state of Maine – literally from one corner of the country to the opposite corner. It meant leaving behind everything I had spent 7 years building as a competitive ballroom dancer, blogger, and published author. But like so many others, when the pandemic hit, I was presented with the opportunity to pause, sit back, and take a look around. As successful as I was, I was also struggling mentally and emotionally. I was burned out on the hustle culture that is rampant in entrepreneurship, and I craved to reside in a place where I could wake up to the sounds of birds and wind in the trees, as opposed to the impatient honking of cars stuck in traffic. I needed peace and rest, even if it meant leaving all of my dancing and publishing successes behind.
The Girl with the Tree Tattoo 