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TKKDC
Dec 52 min read
End of year performances & another life lesson
With the end of year approaching, schools and studios are having their end of year performances, and I have found myself repeating the...
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TKKDC
Sep 252 min read
To being a student, again!
Last month, I took my first Hip Hop dance class in a long time, and it was a mix of emotions: overwhelming, nerve-wracking, scary, fun,...
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TKKDC
Jun 132 min read
Honoring the Journey
The season I'm in right now as a dancer is strange. It feels like I'm on the outside looking in, watching others get opportunities I...
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TKKDC
Apr 212 min read
It's all fun & games, until someone loses...
Have you ever played a game and lost? I am so competitive that if I don't win, I have to give myself a pep talk. I have to remind myself...
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TKKDC
Mar 222 min read
Hello, freestyling, my old friend...
I had the opportunity to attend a freestyle dance session. Yes, me who shys away from all things freestyle! My intention was to document...
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TKKDC
Feb 242 min read
Filming (more like fighting) for your life...
I remember attending a dance class once and getting pushed to the centre when the teacher was asking for volunteers to film the routine....
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TKKDC
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Frustrations, Empathy, Solutions
I recently came across a post online where a dancer expressed frustration about the low turnout of Kenyan dancers at various dance...
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TKKDC
May 22, 20232 min read
Go ahead and take that break . . .
I remember when I took a break from dancing. It was quite a foreign space to be in. I had noticed a decrease in dance videos on my...
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TKKDC
Feb 12, 20232 min read
This & that, technique & vibes...
We grow up dancing as we feel led by the music, whether it's in church, in the club, in our homes, or some random park with friends. We...
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TKKDC
Oct 9, 20222 min read
The Enemy that is Imposter Syndrome!
I recently attended a friend's graduation, and as I was in the middle of a conversation with her Dad, the question of whether he plays...
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TKKDC
Sep 18, 20222 min read
Your Best is Good Enough!
Lisa Olivera, one of my favourite people on Instagram, in a recent post said, "We need to get rid of the idea that we have to be the only...
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TKKDC
May 12, 20222 min read
The Vulnerability of Dance...
Dance can be so scary sometimes. While it lets you express yourself, it also exposes you. While it shines the light within, it also shows...
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TKKDC
Mar 16, 20222 min read
Let's talk improv-ing, freestlying's sister...
One of my dance classes in college was "Improvisation". I had no idea what to expect. I had heard of freestyling before, but never...
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TKKDC
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Let's Talk Freestyling
You know those dance circles that make you go to the centre to do your thing and sometimes even battle it out? I hate them. I have always...
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TKKDC
Jan 27, 20222 min read
Dancers are artists, not puppet entertainers...
"You are a dancer, why don't you lead us?", "You are a dancer, just freestyle it", "You guys are dancers, compete and let's see who's the...
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TKKDC
Sep 21, 20212 min read
Be Careful Little Mouth What You Say
I know they say that actions speak louder than words but if you are anything like me, those words tend to be weightier, more often than...
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TKKDC
Aug 13, 20212 min read
Confessions of a Dancer
Do you ever sit down and think that if you knew the things you know now, when you were younger, things would be so different? Being a...
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TKKDC
Jul 25, 20213 min read
The Tale of an Inflexible Being
Dancer friends, If I could do the splits, I would probably sit in them 24/7!!! I would be that dancer that eats in their splits, reads in...
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TKKDC
Jul 15, 20213 min read
Etiquette in the Environment
Dancer Friends, I remember leaning on the barre during a ballet class once, and the yelling that followed after that sticks with me till...
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