At age 51, I’m an anomaly in advanced hip-hop classes. Most students are in their 20s and younger. I work super hard to be able to keep up.
I am fortunate that St. Louis has a lot of great instructors, including one of the best hip-hop instructors in the country, Anthony “Redd” Williams, that I have been able to train under.
What has kept me going through raising three children, working as a reporter and my arthritic knees is my intoxicating love for dance, how it makes me feel free and powerful and open and just … happy.
I owe that to Janet Jackson. Really.
I grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, taking classes at my mom’s dance studio and dancing on cheerleading and dance squads. But nothing compared to Janet Jackson and her dance videos.
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