Can’t remember the last time I danced the routine “Ride.” I have such good memories of dancing this Nia routine during the first Covid summer, when we were all isolating and anxious. Our wonderful dance teacher Dael Parsons found a park with a mostly unused basket ball area, so we danced there twice a week, sunny mornings, joyful music.
I was just getting my Nia energy, and Ride had a fine mix of moves, both powerful and light-hearted.
I’ve been droopy the last few days. It’s easy to forget that dancing can bail me out of that. But I remembered this morning and found Ride on Nia’s website. I love how the routine leads off with singer Ingrid Chavez’ song “Ride”, which is all about the highs and lows in life: That’s the rollercoaster, the higher you go, the harder you fall so just ride with it.
I needed to dance to that message today. I was low energy, and I just rode with it.
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