I’ve been really excited about sharing this post. When I tell my story about going back to dance, I often get complimented and encouraged. But then a funny thing happens when I respond with “you should come with me!”. I hear all kinds of resistance to beginning (or returning to) dance: I’m too old, I’m not coordinated enough, I’m too fill-in-the-blank, depending on your personal hesitation to start something new. One of the most common of these is “I’m too overweight to dance.”
I think the public perception of dance is centered around a couple of very specific body types – the ballerina body or the slim, athletic physique that shows up in music videos, on tour with pop artists and most frequently on shows like So You Think You Can Dance. It’s not hard to understand why differing body types would feel like there’s no place for someone who…
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The Dance Experience 