To return to the argument of life experience being crucial in making art that is rich, what this does mean is that those of us whose lives have been rich in shadows and cries, actually have an artistic advantage. It’s like the difference of two painters walking up to a studio to make art for the week, and one of them has a brush and three colors, while the other transfers her supplies into the studio out of a small U-Haul. The material abounds. It’s never a question of is there potential, but what will she choose to do with it. And that is where eleVe’s aim and expertise uniquely step in. The authenticity that sets our studio apart intersects with the resources, insights, and opporuntities typically reserved for the elite. Our heart is for everyone to be seen, feel safe, and have access to make. offered to our students and clients as the gift that it is. as a gift to We meet you, your story, your body, your room, your website, right where it’s at and offer you the tools, insight, and help to actually reach the next narrative step.
Learning and growth don’t happen in isolation. If all of those past years of dancing, writing, and mentoring were on my own, I’d have nothing to share with or show you now. But thank God that alongside the hardships I’ve faced, I’ve also been blessed with a abounding love, support, and wisdom from my communities. A core belief of eleVe is that the purpose of creating is to connection: to ourselves, yes, but more than that to lift our gaze outward and up to things higher still.
