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MY NAME IS VERONICA VICCORA.
AS A BEGINNER DANCER EXPLORING BALLET, JAZZ, THEATER AND MORE, I BELIEVE THE ADULT LEARNING PROCESS IS SOMETHING TO BE CELEBRATED, NOT ASHAMED OF.
I DREAM OF A WORLD WHERE DANCERS FEEL FREE TO RISE TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL WITHOUT LIMITATIONS.
BY DOCUMENTING MY DANCE JOURNEY, FLAWS AND ALL, MY MISSION IS TO HELP HEAL OTHER ARTISTS FROM TOXIC PERFECTIONISM AND IMPOSTER SYNDROME SO THEY CAN LIVE THEIR LIVE THEIR BEST CREATIVE LIVES.
MY STORY
WHAT POSSESSED ME TO START PURSUING DANCE AT THE "DECREPIT" AGE OF 27? *CUE SPOTLIGHT* IT ALL STARTED WHEN A STRANGER CRUSHED MY DREAMS AFTER I OFFERED HER $150 A WEEK.
I WAS 17, WITH 5 JOBS, DETERMINED TO FUND THE DANCE CLASSES I'D ALWAYS DREAMED OF BUT COULD NEVER AFFORD.
THE OPTIONS WERE SLIM IN MY HOMETOWN IN RURAL LONG ISLAND, BUT EVENTUALLY I CALLED THE ONE LOCAL STUDIO BOASTING PRIVATE BALLET LESSONS. WHEN THE HEFTY PRICE TAG DIDN'T SWAY ME, THE STUDIO OWNER TOLD IT TO ME STRAIGHT.
"LOOK, THERE'S REALLY NO POINT IN YOU WASTING YOUR MONEY. YOU'LL NEVER BE A BALLERINA.
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YOU'RE ALREADY TOO OLD."
I LET THOSE WORDS RUN MY LIFE FOR NEARLY A DECADE UNTIL I FINALLY MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY TO PURSUE MY DREAMS DESPITE THE ODDS AND BEGAN DANCING WITH PEOPLE FROM AGES 3 TO 70.
I REALIZED THAT SO MANY OF THE STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES ABOUT OUR CAPABILITIES AND ABOUT THE DANCE WORLD ARE SO MISGUIDED.
IF I'D SEEN WHAT WAS POSSIBLE ALL THOSE YEARS, I NEVER WOULD'VE GIVEN UP.
SO I STARTED DOCUMENTING MY DANCE JOURNEY THROUGH MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND THE SLIPPER EDIT, MISTAKES AND ALL, TO SHOW FELLOW LATE BLOOMERS AND RECOVERING PERFECTIONISTS WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR THEM TOO.