Behind technique and training lies a deeper journey: Letting go of control, old thoughts and demands. Here I share how dance helps me become free – both in body and mind.
More than technique and training
When I prepare for the Bachata World Championships, I encounter both my body and my mind. It's easy to think that the journey is mostly about strength, technique, and precision. And yes – it is. Partly.
But the biggest challenge lies elsewhere: in letting go.
I dance because it awakens something in me that cannot be explained in words.
Something alive. Something true. And to truly release it, I have to let go of what's holding it back.
What do you dream about? What is holding you back?
What are you carrying with you?
You know, that feeling of holding on to something... even if it costs more than it gives? Maybe you're also carrying old stories, demands, or fears that have been left to live for too long.
So do I. I've had to let go of perfection.
On comparison. On the thoughts that whisper that I'm too old, too late, too little. On the story that I have to prove something.
And I ask you:
What would happen if you let go – just a little?
The breath. The movement. The moment.
Have you ever been so focused on your goals that you ignore your body's signals? When I dance, there is no future and no past. Only now. But it requires that I dare to be real. To show myself. Without masks. Without defenses. It means letting go of control – and trusting that I carry what I need in my body. Trusting that it will last. That I holder.
What do you need to trust more in yourself?
My practice of letting go
Letting go is not just a thought. It's something I have to practice. I do it through breathing. Through free dancing, alone, when no one is looking. Through meditation and silence. Through choosing tenderness when I would rather push.
Have you found your own ways to let go?
Or maybe it's time to start?
Room for something new
I've had to let go of the pace of others. Of old roles. Of versions of myself that no longer fit.
To make room for something new. A new power. A new voice. She who dares. She who dances with all of herself.
Not to be good enough – but because she It already is.
This doesn't just apply to me.
Maybe your letting go isn't a dance. Maybe it's a new beginning.
A relationship you grow out of. A dream you finally dare to say out loud.
A voice you are finding.
Then I will say this to you:
Let go of the idea that you have to be perfect before you begin.
You don't have to be confident. Just willing.
When we let go, we become free
Some days I fight against old chains. Other days I soar.
But I know one thing: When I let go – really let go – I dance more freely. Stronger. More authentic.
This isn't just about a competition. This is about coming home to myself.
What can you let go of – to get closer to yourself?
Maybe it's not about performance at all.
Maybe it's about daring to be.
What would happen if you gave yourself permission to be free?
And in that – we dance free.
Together.
