30 Days of Dancing in LA
Being a person obsessed with music, learning to dance has been a brand new journey to me. It’s like learning a new language that turns words and emotions into body movements.
I was lucky to have the chance to take this journey from Taipei to Los Angeles. A full month at the Millennium Dance Complex was the turning point of the dance journey.
It goes back to the summer of 2019 and I want to share this experience with the people who are in love or just curious about learning dance in LA and getting in touch with the community.
The First Day – Checking In
Dorm Mom A few days before checking in, I got a WhatsApp message with the instructions for checking in and some house rules. It was from the “Dorm Mom”, Kiara. I found out later Later that she took the job as a dorm mom in order to support herself to dance at the studio. In…
Where It Started
YouTube videos, tons of them… I’d always drawn to these dance class videos shot in this place with the red wall, with the great dancers and vibes. Knowing that they were all taken during the classes in some studio, I started to imagine myself taking the class, watching the great dancers and experiencing the vibe…
Plan
The choice between Airbnb and the Dorm Searching for a place to live in LA wasn’t easy as it could be either expensive or not easy to commute for a person without a car. When digging more information from the Millennium Dance Complex official website, I noticed the option of staying in the dorm owned…
Angela Ting 