A very important day indeed!

When you know, you know. 🥰

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Please join me! Being a Ballerina Author Visit and Mini-Performance with professional dancer Gavin Larsen, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 6:30 - 7:30pm - buncombecounty.org/governing/dept…

This is more than the heroic comeback story that it also is. It's illustration of the astounding strength of the human body and spirit.

You've got to hear this. Melvin is an astounding example of self-made artist and the power of sheer tenacity, talent to overcome the endless deterrents thrown in his way. Listening to "His Body is His Voice | Street Dancer Melvin AC Howell" at buzzsprout.com/2125704/129108…

"Prioritize yourself. Sometimes, what you need might be what the person next to you needs." #Trailblazer Pacific Northwest Ballet Ashton Edwards: PNB’S Rising Talent Who Is Breaking Boundaries, Honoring Their Roots, And Forging Their Own Path enfacemagazine.com/blog/2023/02/2…

The passing of Robert Gottlieb is an enormous loss to the world of dance, to dancers, to readers, to thinkers, to everyone. Although we never met, I am honored to have shared a small part of his circle.

I love Dani's bold vision and am rooting for it to become reality: #fairpay New artistic director has ambitious plans to grow Oregon Ballet Theatre opb.org/article/2023/0…

Robert Gottlieb's impact on my life and career, as is true for so many other American dancers, was quietly significant. May the influence of this incredible man and his love, reverence, and respect for ballet live on.

THIS is prison reform! “Dance has a sense of liberation and agency... and this can be threatening to “systems of control and containment, like prisons.” #prisonreform #dance #dancer nytimes.com/2023/06/07/art…

While this is about specific situations, the basic points are universal: no need to suffer alone, it's not weak to ask for help, and YOU are more important than an injury. 😊

One of the most poignant quotes from this story:

I didn't want this book to end! Whether you're a dance insider or not, the characters in this book will draw you in and make you think. The ballet world is the "real" world too! Miriam Landis

I like birds a lot better than...

I happen to love birds. Thus, I’m migrating away from here. You’ll find me instead on Threads, FB, IG. And get my newsletters by signing up at: gavinlarsen.com

This looks like something Trump would cook up: "Former President Trump vs. Biden: 47 percent for Trump, 47 percent for Trump." 😂🤣😅 The Hill Cate Martel