Medellin, Colombia: A Dancer’s Perspective — Part 1
1 min readMay 1, 2019
“The reason I chose dance over politics or law, was because of its artistic way of demonstrating and sharing powerful emotions and stories with its audience — with infinite freedom.
We were able to design our own future, we could create change on the spot. We were capable of turning a shuffle, port de bras, pirouette into so much more. I have discovered that dancers are some of the most beautiful souls on the planet… and YOU are.
I recently visited Medellin Colombia, to visit the orphanages and the young dancers in programs provided by Soul Dancers Charity. I have honestly never seen happier dancers in my life…and I’ve seen millions in my time. Why when children have so little, could something like dance change their life? Well,….
