Talk about a dream come true. I would not have believed I did it if I didn't have pictures to prove it to myself.
At about the 6th month mark after my surgery I decided to bust out my Unmata DVD and try and dance the whole way through the 2 hour DVD. And I did it. And hearing the interviews with Amy Sigil about what Unmata was all about and how she felt about dancing and herself. That they make no apologies for who they are and they bring everything that makes them well them as a person is brought to the stage, the good the bad, the painful and the joyful.
That gave me ope. TO keep fighting to keep moving, to just keep going, and knowing that one day I would be in a place where I could look back on all I had done and survived and felt good about it.
This weekend was the embodiment of that. Talking to Amy and Shelly in Person, dancing with them as well as PERFORMING on the same stage as some of the best Dancers in the Southeastern US was just amazing. I almost felt like I wasn't good enough to be there, until I hit the stage. Then it all melted away and i KNEW this was where I was supposed to be. On the Stage preparing to dance, filled with Confidence, spunk, sass and skill, and though I haven;t seen the Video yet I can say I feel I ROCKED the performance.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the weekend.
My FAVORITE picture of them all, because I REALLY felt like I was where I was supposed to be
Me and Lacy Perry from Atlanta, First a friend on Facebook, then a Friend In Real life. She had a STUNNING performance, and I hope to dance with her again
And the Coup De Gras
The Sunset over St.Pete Beach in Treasure Island at the LOVELY and amazing Thunderbird Hotel.
The Sun may have set on the last day, but it has risen on a whole new world of opportunity and amazing adventures <3
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