Amulya
Moderator
I'm curious how people stay/stayed involved when they couldn't dance for a while due to injury or illness.
For example if someone has a knee injury they can still teach sitting down. But what if you've broken your back (like me) and have to wait years to recover? I also suffer from a chronic illness (Ehler-Danlos Syndrome, a genetic connective tissue disorder) that doesn't really help. But when I don't have a broken back I am able to perform once in a while and teach a bit. I used to be able to teach weekly, teach heaps of workshops and perform a lot, but this illness is gegenerative so I haven't been able to do things at that level for quite a while.
This lead in what I call a 'dance depression'! I would like to get more involved again, but I have no idea how. I'm sure I'm not alone, so I thought it might be good to start a topic about this
For example if someone has a knee injury they can still teach sitting down. But what if you've broken your back (like me) and have to wait years to recover? I also suffer from a chronic illness (Ehler-Danlos Syndrome, a genetic connective tissue disorder) that doesn't really help. But when I don't have a broken back I am able to perform once in a while and teach a bit. I used to be able to teach weekly, teach heaps of workshops and perform a lot, but this illness is gegenerative so I haven't been able to do things at that level for quite a while.
This lead in what I call a 'dance depression'! I would like to get more involved again, but I have no idea how. I'm sure I'm not alone, so I thought it might be good to start a topic about this