Whenever people ask me why I enjoy dance, or how I started, I really have a difficult time explaining. I wouldn't say there was ever any exact moment in time, or any one experience that got me hooked. It's just been an interest that built over time, until I finally had the guts to start. The thought of dancing at all used to terrify me.
I'm a bboy (and not a very good one at that). Started toward the end of high school with a few other influential friends. They were the ones that got me started to begin with. And since then, dance has always held a sort of strange place in my life. It's intimidated, inspired, frustrated, and excited me all at once. Ultimately, I think I enjoy it for the challenge, for the connection between mind, body and music, for the self-expression – but I have not risen to that level of comfort to really find myself immersed in it. As with anything else, it normally takes a certain level of expertise to move from "learning the moves" to true self-expression. I've yet to get over that hurdle.
As God would have it, He's given me a chance to share this love for dance with a community of faith. It was a process of fighting through "low pride" and insecurity, but I was blessed with the opportunity to lead a group of bboys in a Bible study. Hoping for God to do big things through this group moving forward. Please pray for the Dopesiples! Pray that we're able to reach the larger dance community and share the love of Christ through dance.
