Closing The Studios

👋 I’ve been absent for a few weeks (though it feels like it’s been a few years) as I’ve been working through the hardest decision of my life, to close the Broche Ballet Denver studios at the end of this month.
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The online zoom classes, YouTube videos, etc will live on 🎉 but our physical studios won’t make it through COVID.
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There is so much that went into to the decision, and I’ll be sharing my story on the Broche Banter podcast next week.
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Since the start of COVID, I’ve felt more feelings (and combinations of feelings) than I knew even existed. It has been reminiscent of losing my two grandmothers. Grief, overwhelm, numbness, emptiness, sadness, frustration, anxiety, helplessness 💔 BUT also sometimes interlaced with immensely huge feelings of gratitude, love, peacefulness, appreciation, and optimism ❤️
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Some days I can’t take fully deep breaths, as my lungs are compressed under the weight of it all. Other days I feel peaceful, calm and light. And even others, extremely energetic, passionate, and bullish. What a strange roller coaster ride. ⠀
The grief is not just for me, but for the community — not being able to keep something alive for the dancers and my team who love it. And I’m sad for other business owners who are in the same position, because it’s hard. And I’m sad for the state of the world, the sense of normalcy that we have lost.
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Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll make my way back to social media, sharing the story as I am able, and sharing my next chapter with you all.
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Above all, I know our community is strong, and I know that dance and the arts will survive, even if our physical homes for it do not all make it. The future is bright - we just have to wade through a little mud first. ⠀

🌟 Together we dance, together we shine 🌟