"Well, I live in Brooklyn, epicenter of the whole pandemic.
I was training with my new dance partner 6 days out of the week, 2-4 hours a day. He is from Holland, so he actually went back home. The future of ballroom dancing is extremely unclear at the moment. Being in an NYC apartment, is very different than being in a house with a yard. However, I am lucky to live by a beach.
I do miss running around in the middle of Manhattan, taking the subway, grasping the energy of the city. I miss walking by the Empire State Building every day, the cabs driving, people selling tacos on the corner and random street performances on my walk to the subway after the studio. However, I have tapped into my creative side. I’ve been drawing, painting, creating videos of old footage and, of course, cleaning drastically. I also have been teaching workout classes to our Walker team twice a week. I do think despite everything, there is a positive side to this time -- a true awakening of people and their fuzzy thoughts from the chaos of the day-to-day routines, gaining clarity or you are truly questioning your identity and soul of self-discovery."