“At times as an artist you make plans. ‘I’m going to do this. I want to be in a Broadway show. I want to make this concert dance company by this. You put time frames on yourself. For me it was like, I got rid of all of those beliefs. I was like, ‘I’m here presently. I’m going to enjoy today for what it is.’”
We chat with Lyric Danae about navigating the differences between dance genres—from Alvin Ailey’s Horton technique to pop musical Oscar at the Crown, performing on the Boston Celtics dance team, and finding home wherever you go.
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