#progressintheprocess

I see the huge discussion that @ian_eastwood had started on twitter, seeing the escalation of it, and all the responses. I first want to say Ian is truly an artist and role model for this generation who I am inspired by and look up to. As an aspiring artist, I want to learn, I want to be in a community where we can feed each other, and communicate without fear. Unfortunately, we live in a culture of appearances and competition. Instead of our genuine love and hard work for the form, we get so focused on follows, likes, retweets, and all the other bullshit to boost our media. What are your intentions? Why chase after momentary satisfaction? Why was it that you took the class? Class is a place for people should be allowed to fuck up and understand it is okay because we are learning NOT PERFORMING FOR A LIVE AUDIENCE! We need to get back into being focused on why we take Class and why we take footage. Not create a harmful environment where we feel excluded and overlooked. Class is meant for learning and exploring, let’s remember this. Thank you to the many leaders in the community sticking true to their art and their environments helping to nourish many dancers. #chapters #progressintheprocess (at DanceSport)