My shoulder is aching. I’m going up the escalator at the Macy’s in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. My purse is weighed down with notebooks, a portable speaker, water bottle, and of course, snacks.  It’s March 2020. I’m teaching at the “Club WISE” program for older adults. I’m greeted warmly by a group of six women who, I’d guess, are mostly over 65. I’m told the group may be a little smaller than who registered, “The virus is keeping some people home.” We set out to co-create a dance to Ravel’s “Boléro.” One woman excitedly pulls the album out of her purse. We listen to it and make a dance about surrender. Afterward, I want to hug everybody—but we know it’s best not to touch. I get back in my car. It’s drizzling a little bit—that typical Southern California March “rain”—as I head to a Santa Monica dance studio to teach 12- and 13-year-olds.  I’m busy—maybe too busy. But this … Continue reading Dance Has Reached a Turning Point