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When self-consciousness destroys natural movement flow

Every time I dance alone in my room it feels transcendent but the moment someone else is watching my body becomes wooden and self-conscious

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The presence of witness transforms authentic expression into performative self-monitoring.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Dance and movement as creativity?”

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