C. Statella, 2016; Charlotte Pike
“I’m seeing the hidden things of my heart more than ever before,” he said in our weekly Zoom group.
Indeed. So much being unearthed now. Here, a need for both rest and movement — outdoors, away from screens.
Dance is a longtime love. Ballet when young, a few disco contests in the 70s, modern dance during college, a couple of Atlanta hotspots in the 80s(!!!) Nia and barre…
Yoga’s often a touchstone, too — my way in. But since Everything, I’ve been revisiting youth and finding professional ballet dancers online. Kathryn Morgan, previously a soloist with the NYC and Miami Ballet, is a master teacher who gives video classes like this one. All levels, all wonderful.
She has a ballet / beauty / lifestyle website, where she brings a holistic, joyful approach to dancers and lovers of the lovely. Even video classes in real-time that are super-easy to sign up for. Kathryn also has a powerful story of healing. The site’s so much like her — feminine, elegant, warm.
Which leads me to think… If the greatness of, say, Suzanne Farrell, Mikhail Baryshnikov or Gelsey Kirkland’s lives and works could be presented on their own dedicated sites, what would they look like? And why don’t they exist… yet?
Why are there relatively few fully-realized, comprehensive websites for ballet dancers? Especially those with long, storied careers?
Back below the surface. So, ballet is one world I’ve been rediscovering. What about you? How might it shape the way you show up online and the gifts you bring?
