Moving in the Spirit "Believe in Me": Moving in the Spirit "Believe in Me": Darian_Thompson21666

“I’ve been dancing with Moving in the Spirit for six years. When my mom first told me I was going to a summer dance camp, I hesitated. Then I got to Moving in the Spirit and everyone was so welcoming. I was hooked. We feel like a family, we feel safe. I know that I don’t have to act out of my character, that I can be accepted for who I am. When I was younger, I had anger problems, but dancing has taught me to channel my anger, to use it to make my dancing more powerful. Sometimes people look down on being a male dancer because they think it’s feminine. But if I could, I would bring dance to all the community where I live. I would take it to my friends and give them something to do instead of standing around, hanging out on the street. When I dance with my peers at Moving in the Spirit, I want audiences to say, “Wow, kids from Atlanta, Georgia can do that?!” - Darion Thomspon

“I’ve been dancing with Moving in the Spirit for six years. When my mom first told me I was going to a summer dance camp, I hesitated. Then I got to Moving in the Spirit and everyone was so welcoming. I was hooked. We feel like a family, we feel safe. I know that I don’t have to act out of my character, that I can be accepted for who I am. When I was younger, I had anger problems, but dancing has taught me to channel my anger, to use it to make my dancing more powerful. Sometimes people look down on being a male dancer because they think it’s feminine. But if I could, I would bring dance to all the community where I live. I would take it to my friends and give them something to do instead of standing around, hanging out on the street. When I dance with my peers at Moving in the Spirit, I want audiences to say, “Wow, kids from Atlanta, Georgia can do that?!” - Darion Thomspon