Why "Sanctuary?"

When everything shut down in March of 2020, live dance performances were no longer an option and there wasn't any idea of when we would be back in a theater, much less the dance studio.  I had originally planned to present this performance in September of 2020.  Obviously, that didn't happen.  Everything was online and I was devistated.  Teaching dance online has always been my worst nightmare.  Dance is, at its essence, a communal art form.  Now I was dancing by myself in the living room.  Only I wasn't alone.  I had a TV screen full of dancers all doing the same thing from their living rooms (or bedrooms, or closets...) and after every dance class I taught, I cried.  I never realized just how spiritual the dance studio is for me. When Covid put us all into quarantine, I no longer had the opportunity to dance with others, feel their energy, and experience a true sense of ‘Flow’ in the creative process. I felt like part of me was missing.  Now that I am back in the studio, my Sanctuary, I feel like myself again.