Journal#2

Journal#2

It’s crazy how you can forget some of your best moments when your overall excitement and relief take control. Today I feel I can reflect upon my workshop I taught at Jordan with more clarity than I could last week. How could I forget the best moment of the class? Last week in Artsbridge class, Amy reminded me of the moment when she walked in the classroom and the students were so overcome with joy that they were jumping up and down and rolling on the floor smiling and laughing. Amy noted that moment as the happiest she has ever seen students at Jordan High School. Somehow when I finished teaching all I could remember was “Alright, that went well.” In actuality it went fantastic and I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to work with and share my knowledge and passion for Hip-Hop with such enthusiastic students. I also have a lot to learn from the students and my partner teacher; they have some steps and energy that I definitely want.
The students are so hungry with desire to learn dance and to execute every move, they inspire me. Some students were trying so hard, that when they would finally get the movement in their bodies they almost couldn’t handle their pride in their accomplishment. They loved each song I played, especially the saddest song, where the hook goes “What you gonna do when your baby’s crying on the floor ‘cause he’s hungry, and the only thing you can do is sleep with a man for a little bit of money, and his daddy’s gone.” When I played that song they room was filled with singing and I understood that this song was more than just a good beat, the words touched these students deeper. When we danced to that song it felt like therapy. There was a sense of healing and joy. That class was more than just a workshop, for the students and for me it was church, it was beautiful joy.