Hey dancers!

I was honoured to be asked by Athena, Liila, and Kirah to be an “early-adopter” (or an ‘influencer’) in their new challenge, The Real Dance Thing!

What is #TheRealDanceThing?

It’s a dance challenge that starts on Instagram today! The aim of this challenge is to encourage spontaneity and help us move away from perfectionist tendencies. No filming and refilming – one shot, then sharing the real-ness.⁠ Take a read of the mission and the rules below, or click here to check out The Real Dance Thing Instagram page.

#TheRealDanceThing Mission:

⁠”We are all feeling pressure to film and re-film dances for social media until they are “perfect.” This makes us sad, because the spontaneity and realness of the moment is being lost. Our goal is to create a place that celebrates authenic moments of dance. Let’s enjoy real dances done in a single take, just like a live show. We can revel in the real, raw experience of being willing to share our first take.”

#TheRealDanceThing Rules:

1. “This challenge starts February 1, 2021. Prompts will be posted every Monday.
2. This should be the first video or picture you’ve taken in response to the prompt.
3. We are asking you to be authentic, so only do the prompts that speak to you. Or do them all – we really love all of them!”

The first prompts are already up- I’ll be sharing my first entry for #TheRealDanceThing on my Instagram feed later tonight!