I would just like to take minute and reflect on the week our dance world just had. I am finally able to sit down and take a look at a lot of the hashtags and I am completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support for this event.
As most of you may or may not know, Dalton Levine is a 16 year old dancer in Colorado who has been diagnosed with adrenal cancer. From what I understand, it is very fast moving. No one deserves cancer or any illness for that matter, but it is always heart wrenching when a child is diagnosed with something this severe. When my dear friend Patrice, co-owner of Cutting Edge Dance Center, reached out to me to get involved, I knew I had to. I have always stressed the importance of friendship and family to my students. You just never know when you will run in to that one girl from conventions and competitions at auditions, so you have to network well and maintain solid relationships. With that being said, if this was one of my dancers or someone that I worked with, I would want the exact same amount of support from people that didn’t know the dancer at hand.
I don’t know Dalton. I hope to one day. I understand that he is loving and hard-working, caring and compassionate, dedicated and driven. That’s all I ask for in a student and that is all I ask for in a person. I have always said that dance is about so much more than the tendus, pliés, and grand jetés, but what we learn and how it makes us all great additions to society.
I am always proud to be a dancer, but this week has just upped the ante. I would like to thank all of you for being so incredibly supportive of this movement. You all put UNITY in the phrase dance community and it was absolutely beautiful to see. I would also like to thank Patrice for getting me involved. So blessed to be a part of this movement of love and support. I would finally like to thank Dalton for being such a great kid. Keep fighting that fight, Dalton. You have thousands of people behind you. You will be in our thoughts and prayers through this process.
I am proud to be a dancer. I am proud to be a dancer against cancer. And I am proud to have you all as my follower base. You guys are the best. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
XO,
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