“We can't self-help our way out of systems of oppression or burnout, and I think sometimes we really just need to let some of the plates fall and break,”
From Today, Explained: How to fight burnout, Apr 19, 2026
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Use “Don’t Wake the Dragon” & “continuum” — icebreaker, SEL assessment, etc
Direct communication vs indirect communication
“Get curious, instead if furious”
Movement icebreaker: impersonate how your family member would dance?
Class Management Tools: whisper secret leader
SEL tool: introvert vs extrovert when upset?,
Connect to a purpose, social validation, autonomy
Drop the armor and feel safe
Looking good**
“Looking goo in front of their peers in their love interests”
Especially if they make behavior or skill progress
bsky.app/profile/jro1...
“Let’s get it wrong!”
Every time you make fun of someone that shows how in secure you are
Validate!
Teaching PD with Trisha Difazio and Creative Netwerk:
Lol
“The Drama taught me that being a hoe is the only way to go.”
thediasporatimes.com/2026/04/05/z....
Been feeling lonely and like I don’t really belong anywhere, right now. In that weird transition between friendships and stages in life… really sucks.
I’m a new budding community journalist!!!
Here’s first published article in 5 Magazine, where I covered Mike Dunn’s honoring ceremony by the city of Chicago.
S/O @terry matthew and Czarina Mirani
5mag.net/features/mik...
… the commercial (for the masses), the community (for my friends & community), and the personal (for myself). I think that this is a vital part of achieving longevity and sustainability in the “business of dance” and the business of working in arts, culture, and entertainment.
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What challenges me the most in theater, in commercial dance, & in the business of arts & culture is the obligation to perform, most prominently when you’re having a bad day. What has helped is developing some boundaries & balance between the three sides that I’ve encountered in arts & culture
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Micro-Journal 04/01/26:
- anxious & discouraged for and because of an upcoming peace circle
- dizziness more often
- free Jibarito for lunch!
- great teaching day
- good health news
- dancing today!
“It’s pretty simple: we can’t call ourselves a Welcoming City if we have no process for investigating a
& holding accountable the people who violate our Welcoming City laws… This is one small but meaningful step toward achieving that goal.”
- Ald. Jessie Fuentes
borderlessmag.org/2026/03/18/c...
“Every issue is an LGBTQ issue, because we are in every community”
Mony Ruiz-Velasco
windycitytimes.com/2026/03/28/c...
The documentary The Problem With Apu is a “criticism of comedian Hank Azaria, who is white, for voicing the Indian character on The Simpsons.
open.spotify.com/episode/2ugn...
“Positive Childhood Experiences,” –
experiences that help protect kids from the adverse effects of traumatic experiences
… categories of childhood/adolescent experiences that are connected to improved mental health and social connectedness in adults.
lindsaybraman.com/positive-chi....
MicroJournal 03/23/36:
Thorns—
• packed my weekend w too much and slept super late trying to complete a project.
• physically activity and nutrition 👎🏽
Roses—
• super grateful for this new community journalism part of my professional career
• reconnected with Nessa and Gery, this weekend 🥰
