As 2020 comes to an end, I feel an overwhelming sense of gratefulness. Though I know so many have experienced so much worse than I can ever completely grasp, I've been fortunate this year. My family and I have stayed healthy; I've had a roof over my head; I've never had to wonder where my next meal was coming from. The fall of 2019, after leaving NYC, I was at one of my lowest points ever, and then I started 2020 with a broken foot that the urgent care doctor said might keep me from ever dancing the same again.
But it did heal. I healed. I was able to stay active, first by taking boxing classes on my iWalk knee crutch, then by taking virtual dance and boxing classes on two feet from NYC, London, and Chicago and renting studio space to dance and choreograph, then by getting my teaching certification in the next two levels of American Ballet Theatre's National Training Curriculum through Zoom classes, and finally by punching a bag in person again and getting back to teaching ballet.
Staying active and strong, pushing myself, and being surrounded by people who push themselves and me is what keeps me sane, and I am so incredibly grateful to have had that this year. Here's to hoping everyone's 2021 is full of as many reasons to be grateful as my 2020 was.
Happy New Year
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