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"I can dare myself

I'll put a pebble in my shoe

and watch me walk

and walk.

I shall call the pebble dare

We shall talk together about walking

Dare shall be carried

and when we both have had enough

I will take him from my shoe

singing, "Meet your new road."

-Godspell

"We are more than what we are."- Jesse Zaritt

"Maybe we dance because it reminds us we exist."- Donna Faye

"You bring your personal history, and I'll bring mine, and in between those places, we'll let the dance live." -me

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I love: the color orange, mom and dad, friends, plane landings, metaphysical places, musical theatre, black nail polish, maroon nail polish, dancing after a full night of sleep, vanilla chai tea, rain on a tin roof, my grandparents' old lake cottage, Ghana, being in pitcutres, making to-do lists, singing Italian, performing,. back rubs, surprise kisses, spicy Thai food, spending too much money on itunes, chacos, over-sized shirts, crunching plastic water bottles, pencil skirts, arm floaties, rehearsing in basements, wool socks, pantaloons, the words "pizzazz" and "sparkle," neil diamond music and other guilty pleasures, ghost hunting, spectacle, roofing, mouth cramps from laughing too hard, long train trips, dogs, let me be straight with you and the cost of living by dv8, biomythography, crawfish, astronomy, scene painting, free beer, board games, sailing, horse back riding, walking the loop, late night sheetz runs, clean clothes, rituals, theological discussions with dad, argyle, tarot cards, long showers, ballet clsas in socks, to be touched, hiking and being outside, being busy, incense, law shows, movie trilogies, rowboats, lilacs, sunscreen, sleeping in other people's beds, watercolors, feet, headbands, fleur-de-lis, identity politics, driving with the windows down...

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daring myself: To dance. To find the dance. To know when the dance has arrived. To know and not know at the same time. To make choices. To make up rules. To break te rules. To keep going. To find what I love. To love. To find what I hate. To let personal history speak. To allow myself to be disappointed. To engage with others. To allow myself to be surprised. To find holes. To take risks. To make mistakes. To learn from others. To embrace imperfection. To take a break. To extend into metaphysical places. To be uncomfortable. To ask questions with no answers. To appreciate answers when I get them. To not mean anything. To reconcile myself inside a world that doesn't make sense. To not make sense. To use my voice. To want change. To instigate change. To change. To use my artisti citizenship.

thank you:

Donna Faye, Jeffery, Jesse, Ashley Anderson, Emily Wexler, Jen McGinn, J.E., Patricia, Harmony, Dana, Megan D., Krysse, Elaine, Lauren, Effie, Sarah I., Naomi, Symphoni, Megan R., Emily, Kat, Hannah M., Alia, Lexi, Courtney, Sara H., Chelsea, Lorraine, Danielle, Lindsay, Gina, Jo, Jenny, Helen, Kyungha, Diana, mom & dad, Shannon, Andrew, Taylor, Aimee, Hannah, Heidi, Kat, Allyson, LAD, Rebecca, Ernie, John Forsman

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