Hi, my name is Ali and I really love dance. Although, I started late and want to prove that it’s okay to start late. As long as you enjoy it and progressing! 🙂
Ever since I was a little girl. I loved to dance. I was never able to take lessons cuz I grew up poor. My family struggled to make ends meet. So I learned from watching dance videos and my sister who also loves to dance. When I dance I express myself in ways I can't speak. Winning this contest only adds to the dream I plan to succeed in life. If you put your mind to it. You can achieve anything
As a dancer, I am a performer. And these past few months I've really missed it. Dance is the way that I express myself, and for a while I forgot what it felt like to dance with other people. But through XQ, I and many other dance lovers have been able to come together and finally perform once again.
I'm dancing in a dance studio to the song "You're Gonna Make It" for the XQ Challenge. I used different dancing techniques and combined them for my final product. While using the knowledge of dance I gained as a ballet dancer, I used ballet and modern dance elements to improve the outcome of my dance. Enjoy the dance, Dancing Freely.
My way of interpreting this song was mostly to touch those who felt unsure in thier pursuit of dance like I did I hoped to bring some positivity and give some light into how anyone can make it!
This choreography is meant to show the world that I’m not afraid to be confident or be brave in my dancing. The beginning of the dance represents the hardship of me being afraid to show others my dancing. Being in high school made me second guess myself about dancing. When I turn i around I prove my confidence that I’m not scared or afraid. I really enjoyed creating this dance and I hope you enjoy it too!!
I made this dance to express myself and the way I like to dance, because I’m a self taught dancer it was a bit tricky at first to come up with the cheography but as I kept dancing it became easier. I’ve been dancing for years trying to get noticed so I hope this is my chance.
We were inspired by each other and created a dance to this song.
“The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.” -Toni Cade Bambara As an aspiring artist during this pandemic I felt like my dream to become a professional dancer was shut down. As an aspiring activist during this pandemic, I felt like the world was falling apart. The violence imposed on Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian bodies was magnified. I honestly felt unsafe and silenced. I felt like dance was the only thing that allowed me to be free. As an ARTIVIST my goal is embody how “movement is a language of telling stories” (Misty Copeland, Introduction video to the XQchallenge). The stories that I want to tell are the ones that are often overlooked or suppressed, the stories that are left out of textbooks, the stories that show the struggles of people of color but also the stories that show our survival, a survival that is revolutionary, a survival that is irresistible.
Rather than focusing on all the dark things in the world, i wanted to show a more upbeat perspective of life. Dance is my way of expressing myself, and it makes me forget about all the bad things happening. I want to try different styles and moves, and experiment with myself. This is a great opportunity!
This is me having fun and making some moves to an epic song, can't make too many moves cos my knees are injured but we got there
Get grooving with this original choreography for the Dance and Activism Challenge!
This 60 seconds of art reflects my growth in movement. As someone who has come from depression I am so grateful for the freedom and relief that I experience today with Christ Jesus.
This is one of my first few self choreographed pieces, hence it has taken me a lot of self confidence to do this. I also feel free when I dance, hence I named this piece confidence and freedom.
I did the challenge before reading the write up. But as I read through, my story came to me and rewatching this video I submitted it was clear this drew from my life. A 21 year old girl living with high expectations from her family, but it seems everytime I try to rise there's a full stop or a pull back. Recently I feel so confident in the path my life's taking and I guess I needed too brave out how bad I want it. "Bad enough to actually get it"
