The events of the day have overwhelmed me & though I hate being mushy on the internet (& in real life 💀), I’m sharing what’s on my heart tonight. - I’ve been dancing since I was 8 years old. After nearly 2 decades of training, I started dancing professionally full time. I spent all of that time trying to get better technically. Trying to get my legs higher, trying to land more turns, trying to increase the arches in my feet, trying to jump higher, always feeling like I wasn’t good enough, constantly feeling like something was missing from my dancing; but I now see that what was missing was me. Missing the confidence to show up as myself without carrying the burden of “I should be better”. Of course, I am constantly evolving, learning and growing, but as of today, I affirm that I’m good enough without needing anyone else’s approval, I belong in the spaces I find myself in & I have the history, training and experience to stand on. This was an incredibly long way to say, don’t spend another day waiting to show tf up. Get really good, as good as you can get, but then SHOW UP! Alright. Dassit. Goodnight *🎤 ⬇️* 📸 by my husband-to-be 😮‍💨♥️ #ouu #twasminttobe #dancersofinstagram #ballet #browngirlsdoballet #brownskingirls #blackangelscollective #dancer