Dancing in the Darkness
A year ago I found myself in a deep well. This well was so deep I couldn’t see the sky. Even if I could have seen it, I wouldn’t have tried to look up. That’s how dark it seemed down there. In the midst of this darkness, a friend invited me to attend a dance […]
Learning Where to Look
Edging up to the crowd around the stage at the neighborhood’s traditional annual fish festival, the oversized Penn State hoodie I was wearing didn’t stand out as much as I thought it would. With people around me of various nationalities from all over the world, our German city’s particular district is comprised of many immigrants […]
It All Matters
If someone came to me with the request “teach me to dance” I’d have nothing. Nothing. I can’t do the two-step, the tango, the twist. None of them. I’d be a sorry excuse for a dance instructor. But truth be told, I dance every day of my life. And so do you. We dance between […]
Just Dance
It’s Friday night in 2012 and the lights are low… My five-year-old daughter is dressed in a pink leotard with a shiny black traditional skirt wrapped around her waist—the one she wore for a Children’s Day performance at her Chinese preschool. She tugs on my shirt and says, “Mama, let’s dance!” Tonight we get our […]