Kylie Shea

#onthisday

As within, so without 🩰 #ballerina #ballet #pointe #balletdancer #feet

“Save your tears for the stage” 🩰 The tattoo on my right foot in memory of my late ballet teacher. I feel her more than ever especially as we enter Nutcracker season ♥️ This clip & voiceover are from my film “Foot to Foot” dedicated to her and all of those whose legacy we carry on.. they never leave us, and their essence lives in the love we give and the art we create. Sending love 🥀🖤🐾 You are not alone #ballerina #balletdancer #ballet #feet #artistlife

In my life and art, dancing in the rain is one of the places I feel most at home 🌧️🩰🖤 xxxooo #ballerina #rainyday #dancer #artist #rain

move to feel to grow to heal 🌱❤️‍🩹🩰🐾 you are not alone #ballerina #movement #healingjourney #balletdancer #ballet

You are not alone 🌀🖤🐾 Sending love. Keep dancing. Always ♾️ xxxooo #poledance #ballerina #youarenotalone #balletdancer #movementismedicine

workshopping with my plants 🌱🩰 sending love ♾️ dance your dance 🖤 xxxooo #ballerina #pole #ballet #balletdancer #poledance

pt 2 🩰 The way you do anything is the way you do everything (See previous post for the same exercise in a different position)🫶🏽 In dance and in life, how we do the small things is how we do the big things. My teacher used to say, “God is in the details”. This is one of the principles I train and live by. What are some of the most impactful lessons your teacher or mentor has imparted to you? I’d love to know 🩰🤍✨ xxxooo #ballet #ballerina #balletdancer #training #feet

Thinking of all of the dancers and artists who face hate and negativity from strangers across the internet, especially when choosing to step outside the box of classical tradition. You are not alone. Our duty as artists is not to make people comfortable, it is to make them feel. I applaud you for your courage, your strength, and your resilience in not only dedicating yourself to constantly pushing your instrument in and out of the studio, but for putting yourself out there in the hope of fulfilling your dreams. I see you. I feel you. I believe in you 🌻🤍🌹 Sending love. Keep dancing. Always 🩰 xxxooo 🎶 By Blake Lee improvising over a track from NIN from his DubLab set 🖤 #ballerina #balletdancer #poledance #ballet #artist

The way you do anything is the way you do everything. In dance and in life, how we do the small things is how we do the big things. My teacher used to say, “God is in the details”. This is one of the principles I train and live by. What are some of the most impactful lessons your teacher or mentor has imparted to you? I’d love to know 🩰🤍✨ xxxooo #ballerina #training #mentor #balletdancer #ballet

oct 11 2021 🍁🩰 This little sequence has been one of my go-to's for years now & always serves a helpful dose of dance dopamine. I'll repeat it over & over to whatever song I'm feeling & it helps me to release anxiety & call in joy no matter what battles l'm facing. I hope you find a little time to dance today in whatever way lifts your spirit. Sending love always. You are not alone 🤍 #movementismedicine #dancetherapy #ballet #ballerina #dance

silent training 🩰 pt 3 #ballet #ballerina #balletdancer #training #exercise

silent training pt 2 🩰 let me know if you have any questions 🤍 xxxooo #ballet #training #ballerina #pointe #dancer

silent training 🩰 sending love. keep growing. keep learning. keep dancing. always 🤍 #dancer #training #balletdancer #artist #dance

Every single day of training, especially as the years go by, looks a little different. Listening to my body, feeling how it has (or hasn't) recovered, and knowing good paid vs. bad pain have all become vital to stay healthy and perform at the level I know I'm still capable of. Some days I do the same ballet class l've been giving myself for 5 years followed by running variations. Other days it is a Donald Byrd warmup with pointe shoes to explore new exercises that challenge and strengthen myself in unexpected improvised flows such as this. As a freelance artist there is no road map. On a day to day basis in between gigs no one is telling you what to do or where to be. There is no set longterm structure, like what you have when dancing in a company, unless you make one for yourself. Being responsible in your training and recovery are a crucial component if you want to stay healthy and performing at your full potential. I am thinking of all the artists across all mediums, building their own path and finding their own way through the thick of uncertainty. You are not alone. I believe in you 🤍🫂🩰 #ballet #balletdancer #ballerina #training #artist