	{"id":96779,"date":"2024-03-08T04:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=96779"},"modified":"2024-03-08T04:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:50:00","slug":"a-passion-for-dance-for-everybody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/women-in-business\/a-passion-for-dance-for-everybody\/","title":{"rendered":"A passion for dance for everybody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT twenty-five, Dylan (not his real name) always regretted giving up dance in year 9.<\/p>\n<p><p>Dylan&#8217;s story is one many boys and young men would identify with &#8211; teasing at school and lack of direction in his later teens.<\/p>\n<p><p>While Dylan&#8217;s parents were very supportive, the pressure to find a &#8220;proper&#8221; career was high.<\/p>\n<p><p>Since the age of five, Amy attended dance lessons and events, up until about year 11 or 12.<\/p>\n<p><p>VCE was simply too intense to allow her those weekly hours. A year later and she really misses that feeling that only dance can fill.<\/p>\n<p><p>Sue had a similar background to Amy, although it&#8217;s been 20 years now.<\/p>\n<p><p>Her ballet teachers always said that Sue had great potential for a career in dance. But family, work, and life in general kept it a long way down her list.<\/p>\n<p><p>At Generate Dance, all of these people can rediscover that \u2018something\u2019 that held their passion for their formative years.<\/p>\n<p><p>Dylan can finally express his creativity in a supportive atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p><p>Sue can re-ignite the love of classical ballet in a personal, non-competitive environment.<\/p>\n<p><p>Amy can explore that creative freedom that contemporary dance offers. <\/p>\n<p>\n<p><p><STRONG>For The Love Of Dance<\/STRONG><\/p>\n<p><p>This phrase underpins all that Generate Dance, an emerging contemporary dance collective, is about &#8211; inspiring experienced and not-so-experienced dancers to come forward and share their passion for dance with like-minded others.<\/p>\n<p><p>So what is contemporary dance, and what gives it so much appeal? In a nutshell, contemporary dance encourages creative freedom.<\/p>\n<p><p>The forms it can take are very flexible, experimental and inspirational. And therein lies its appeal.<\/p>\n<p><p>Generate Dance offers opportunities for people to draw from their personal journeys and create a means to express them through dance.<\/p>\n<p><p>Participants can experiment and push boundaries &#8211; from enthralling drama to rapturous peace and everything in between &#8211; creating a unique dance experience.<\/p>\n<p><p>Change your life? Maybe. Break out into new ways of thinking and doing? Absolutely.<\/p>\n<p><p>Generate Dance can help you tap into your movement creativity, your rhythm, your musicality, effectively and in an inclusive, respectful and safe environment. Enquire today: <STRONG>generatedance1@gmail.com<\/STRONG>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AT twenty-five, Dylan (not his real name) always regretted giving up dance in year 9. 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