What is so freeing about dance? What makes us fear self expression? Can a workout still count if it’s fun? Let’s talk about it! Join Dr Marcia and her guests Kirwin, Ashantis, and Ashley as they discuss all things joyful movement through various forms of dance. Across our guests we have backgrounds in mental health, education, music, physical therapy of course, pole dances, line dances, zumba, swing dance, blues dancing, and flow arts.

Takeaways

• Consent always matters, you choose how to move your body with others.
• It’s okay to be a beginner, especially with different forms of dance.
• Having fun does not make dance & movement any less of a workout.
• Take expectations from others out of your journey and discover yourself.
• Dance is both an art and a skill, which can be practiced.

Sound Bites

• “Why is throwing it back in a circle an act of liberation?”
• “At what point do we cast aside the fear and live the life that we have?
• “It blows people's minds that you accommodate yourself”
• “I’m free to move however I’d like, and I’m gonna do that”
• “I can do something that’s not for men”

Links

Ashley Williams @xtremehiphopwithashley_

https://linktr.ee/xtremehiphopwithashley_

Ashantis Jones @IamAshantis

https://www.ashantisjones.com/

Kirwin @RVA.flows

https://linktr.ee/rva.flows