# @dancespiritmagazine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHbqaRWPRGE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27538252-dancespiritmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-20T19:04:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dance Spirit Magazine (@dancespiritmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dancespiritmagazine

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“Dance, for me, has always been instinct,” says jacquelinh, a dancer at alvinailey, in her “Why I Dance” essay for dancemagazine. “I lost my first tooth and tied my first shoe at the studio. I knew right away I was meant to be there, although I didn’t know it would be forever.”

Head to the link in our bio to read about how she channels that instinct to expand her understanding of humanity. 💖

📸: Jacquelin Harris. Photo by Dario Calmese, Courtesy Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
📝: Harris

#jaquelinharris #ailey #alvinailey #whyidance

Image Description: Jacquelin Harris in the air, one leg is in a parallel passe while the other extends straight. She wears a pink outfit with asymmetrical sleeves. Text: “Dance has been used to mourn, to celebrate, to honor, to protect, to repent, to bring hope, to transcend fear. I dance as a way to honor our ancestors, to tell stories of people whom, even if I have never met them personally, I have met through history.” —Ailey’s Jacquelin Harris

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whyidance, alvinailey, ailey, jaquelinharris

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