I am an artist, I am a friend;
My artistry is built upon the impact of others’ experiences
in relation to my own.
Exchanging stories, recalling pasts, dreaming of futures;
I create worlds.
Inviting others into mine with open arms.
My art strives to convey meaning.
As we question the meaning of existence in real time.
I seek to make connections, innately.
Resisting slowly, emerging quickly.
Bodies moving, shaping and shifting.
Seeing, feeling and sensing.
Longing for touch; to feel their being.
Humanity unfolding.
My dances evolve by reflecting the thoughts of the mind,
as they echo out of the body,
and radiate into the world.
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My promise is to provide space for others’ to express their voices, their movement, their meaning. I curate communities with my genuine intention, seeking to understand the others whom I share space with. Ultimately, my pursuit is to give others an opportunity to reveal themselves, to openly share and manifest ideas, to create a collective response through the love of movement.
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Be Moved by Ashlea