For much of my life, I learned how to adapt before I learned how to speak. Growing up as a military child meant constant movement, shifting environments, & navigating new cultures & expectations. I became fluent in communication, yet unfamiliar with expressing my own truth. For a long time, my voice existed quietly, shaped more by circumstance than intention. Dance changed that. Through movement, I found a language that required no permission & no translation. It taught me discipline, resilience, & presence, but more importantly, it gave form to what I once struggled to articulate. Dance allowed me to become many things while remaining entirely myself... each style a reflection, each performance an offering drawn from lived experience. What once felt silent became expressive; what was internal found motion. I share dance because it carries emotion, invites connection, & reminds us that expression, like identity, is both deeply personal & meant to be shared.