Moving in the Spirit "Believe in Me": Moving in the Spirit "Believe in Me": Tenesia_Benson22073

“I’ve been dancing with Moving in the Spirit for seven years. I’ve kept coming back because dance is my outlet. It’s my voice. Dance helped me say how I feel through movement, gave me another way to reach people and communicate. There’s a piece we did called “Speak,” about women’s self-empowerment. If it were not for that piece, I wouldn’t be able to talk to my parents as effectively as I do now. It gave me that will, that inner strength to say how I feel not only with respect, but with seriousness and assertiveness. When I dance, I don’t want to just be someone an audience sees onstage. I want them to connect with me, to really feel what I’m saying through my movement. Most of the pieces at Moving in the Spirit are about making change and being better leaders for tomorrow. I want audiences to know they really can change the world.” – Tenesia Benson

“I’ve been dancing with Moving in the Spirit for seven years. I’ve kept coming back because dance is my outlet. It’s my voice. Dance helped me say how I feel through movement, gave me another way to reach people and communicate. There’s a piece we did called “Speak,” about women’s self-empowerment. If it were not for that piece, I wouldn’t be able to talk to my parents as effectively as I do now. It gave me that will, that inner strength to say how I feel not only with respect, but with seriousness and assertiveness. When I dance, I don’t want to just be someone an audience sees onstage. I want them to connect with me, to really feel what I’m saying through my movement. Most of the pieces at Moving in the Spirit are about making change and being better leaders for tomorrow. I want audiences to know they really can change the world.” – Tenesia Benson