Alicia's Story
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Alicia the Dance Dragon Slayer began her dance journey as Alicia Langlais, a little girl from Bronx, New York. After falling in love at first sight with ballet, Alicia poured her heart and soul into dance of all types only to have her heart broken by the false belief that dance did not love her back. Plagued with insecurity, self-doubt, and physical burnout after transitioning from a small family dance school in the Bronx to the highly competitive and demanding cultures of the Ailey School and the "Fame" performing arts High School, Alicia stopped dancing and conceded to the limiting belief that dance was not for her.
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Her negative self-image and self-sabotaging inner dialog, that later came to be called Dance Dragons, were born and they kept her from dancing for a decade.
Ailey School Junior Division Students, 1995
Alicia is in the back/far left |
Little did she know that the irreparable hole in her heart left by the absence of dance would propel her to put everything on the line to fulfill her purpose. She began to stand strong in the TRUTH that dance was not only something she had a human birthright to, but also every single person in this world. Everyone has the ability to SLAY their own Dance Dragons and move their bodies with empowerment and freedom. |
Alicia moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to study Dance Therapy and over the years carved a career for herself as an Instructor, Performer, and Dance Inspiration Coach. She also created her own Dance Class brand DIASPORA DANCE and is a contracted Movement Enrichment Instructor for Lotus Bloom, a non-profit that provides preschool playgroups and family resources to low-income Oakland families. Alicia also organizes the annual Dance Dragon Slayer Conference which features different instructors with their own tales of tragedy to triumph.
Alicia's dance journey taught her a great deal about building confidence, methods to deal with performance anxiety, tools to maximize learning and finding flow in dance classes, and also creating mental and spiritual shifts to fuel inspired action toward dance goals.
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Alicia the Dance Dragon Slayer is committed to making a positive impact in the world through dance by spreading joy, helping others stand in their own truths as unique, worthy, and empowered movers, and using her dance platforms to raise awareness of social justice issues and contribute to charities around the world. Alicia the Dance Dragon Slayer has made SLAYING her life mission and is looking for ALL-LEVELS movers ready SHINE & SLAY.
Dance. Inspire. Slay.
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