Our Story...
Shannon and Tatum are no strangers to the aesthetic pressures of dance, both from their early years of training, all the way into their professional careers.
If there is anything we have learned, it is that finding a healthy path and developing authentic confidence, both in dance and life, is an ever-evolving journey. Though we both have very different stories, the bones of the issues we have, and currently face are very similar. Had we had the resources and knowledge on these topics that we do today, our dance journeys and careers may not have been easier, but they definitely would not have taken as much of a toll on our mental and physical health. This is why we are so passionate about producing Beyond the Mirror Artistic Pursuit. We firmly believe that you can become a fabulous technical and artistic dancer WHILE being nice to yourself. EveryBODY can dance - we know this for a fact, because we've seen it for ourselves.
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Instead of allowing the current dance industry landscape break people's body image, destroy their confidence, and harm their self-image, let's change the narrative. Dance CAN be the thing that IMPROVES people's body image and empowers them in their uniqueness. Dance should be an outlet for expression and testing one's physical and mental creative boundaries, not the pursuit that weakens our character and self-esteem.
Changing the current value system of the dance world starts with transforming our dance education spaces and teaching young dancers how to respond to the current pressures of the industry in a healthy way. Through investing in Beyond the Mirror, YOU get to be a part of changing the narrative. You get to send resilient, and confident dancers of all shapes and sizes out into the industry. You get to equip your dancers with the tools they need to pursue their careers and continue on their dance journeys in a healthy way, both mentally and physically. You get to watch your dancers transform as they develop authentic self-confidence and self-love.
Changing the current value system of the dance world starts with transforming our dance education spaces and teaching young dancers how to respond to the current pressures of the industry in a healthy way. Through investing in Beyond the Mirror, YOU get to be a part of changing the narrative. You get to send resilient, and confident dancers of all shapes and sizes out into the industry. You get to equip your dancers with the tools they need to pursue their careers and continue on their dance journeys in a healthy way, both mentally and physically. You get to watch your dancers transform as they develop authentic self-confidence and self-love.