I feel immensely grateful to have a job in the art form that I connect with most. Dance isn’t just something I do as an occupation, it’s something that has been a constant in my life. As a teen, it was an escape from personal problems with myself, my gender / sexual identity, and the small-town conservative environment in which I was growing up. It was the first thing in which the work I put into it ,came back to me in a direct positive return. That positivity manifested itself in form of a stronger physical being as well as an emotionally healthier human. It helped me stay positive, helped spark my creative spirit, and gave me a bigger point of perception that lead to a sense of purpose.
As an adult, I have an even stronger connection with the art form of dance. Now I access dance as a form of meditation, an act of transferring positivity into audiences to hopefully make a positive impact on their day, and still access a connection to something larger than myself that gives me spiritual fulfillment.
Below are dance videos from classes I’ve taken, classes i’ve taught, and other videos that I make in my joy with dance. Some of the videos show parts where I mess up. Some of the videos are clips of moments in combos i’ve taught that affected me, pasted together to make an overall picture of what the class felt like to me. Class is a real meditation and improvement time for me. It’s not about perfection, it’s about bettering yourself and honing in that connection that we have as dancers between our bodies and minds.
[Arranged starting with some of my most recent endeavors and going back in time as the feed descends.]
Choreography by Ronnie Stripling
Music by Ronnie Stripling
One Night Only Combo
Choreography by Ronnie Stripling
Musical Theatre Jazz
Love It If We Made It Summer Combo
Choreography by Ronnie Stripling
Love It If We Made It Combo
Pillowtalk Combo
Space : Underground Movement in Orlando, FL
Choreo: ronniep0p
Music: Sofia Karlberg
Faded Combo
Space : Pro Artist Series in Orlando, FL
Choreo: Allie Bath
Music: “Faded” by Zhu
Space: Pro Artist Series in Orlando , FL
Choreo : Allie Bath
Music : Beyoncé and Lady Gaga
Space : Underground Movement in Orlando, FL
Choreo: Ryan Skrocki
Music: Sara Bareilles
Space : Underground Movement in Orlando, Florida
Choreo : ronniep0p
Music : B0RNS
Space : Underground Movement in Orlando, Florida
Choreo : ronniep0p
Music : B0RNS
Space : Underground Movement in Orlando, Florida
Choreo : Melissa Ruiz
Music: Janet Jackson
Space : Peaches Dance in Windermere, Florida
Choreo : Jazmin Krug
Music : Donna Summer
Space : Peaches Dance in Windermere, Florida
Choreo: ronniep0p
Music : ronniep0p
Space : Spotlight Dance in Orlando, Florida
Choreo : James Tuuao
Music : Janet Jackson
Space : Off Broadstreet CDA in Cairo, Georgia
Choreo : ronniep0p
Music: Tori Kelly