This solo has been kicking my a$$ for over a year now and I have finally gotten control! Inspired by the lyrics from @lucinda_williams the dance was meant to empower us and to dissolve any fear. This dance is dedicated to all of my comrades. It was choreographed before we lost George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and too many more to police brutality and white supremacy, but not before Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, MLK, Malcolm X.... Our mentors are all gone, but we are still here.
This is still my favorite solo. Golden was such a demanding and elegant creature. I imagined she’d traveled across galaxies to return for her sister, but never found her. Instead, she found The Girls, but her bags were packed and her ship was sailing. -Behind the Scenes story- Her little suitcase was filled with puppy toys. If that suitcase would have come unlocked and bells and balls and colorful ropes would have come spilling out, rolling across the floor during the performance, that would have been ✨golden✨
Desert Coast Dance 