I Believe By Blessid Union of Souls

20 Self-Love Songs (for dancers) – #movetolove2019

February is supposed to be about love, but the most important kind of love for girls ages 8 – 17 is not romantic. We believe girls need more self-love. And we believe a key ingredient of self-love (& happiness) is doing what you love. The world needs strong & inspired girls doing more of what they love!

It’s day 13 of our #movetolove2019 series, where we’re spotlighting Friday Night Show performances from our dance camps. We’ve chosen 20 self-love songs with lyrics that echo our dance camp mission: to empower girls to move to love.

What exactly do we mean by “move to love”?

MOVE – to pass from one place or position to another.

LOVE – to access the part of our mind that is connected to Spirit; the source of peace, joy, happiness and a whole bunch of other “positive” emotions.

So move to love means to move to a new place (or state of mind) – the state of mind connected to your Spirit (peace, joy, happiness…all that positive stuff). Please share your inspirational dance videos on Instagram this month! #movetolove2019 @danceadtc

Song #13: “I Believe” By Blessid Union of Souls

Originally performed at our VT Dance Camp

“Violence is spread worldwide and there are families on the street. And we sell drugs to children now, oh why can’t we just see that all we do is eliminate our future with the things we do today. Money is our incentive now so that makes it okay,

But I believe that love is the answer. I believe that love will find the way.”

The Self-Love Lesson from “I Believe” by Blessid Union of Souls

Those of us who lived through 9-11 remember where we were that day. And we remember the fear and terror. But we also remember the overwhelming love. Neighbors acknowledged each other for the first time, and strangers hugged on the street…everyone was present – some argue that the earth’s magnetic field even changed that day because we were so connected.

We had no other choice than to choose love with so much fear around us. It seemed we were able to hold on to this way of being for a few months after 9-11. People raised money, held hands and took time off from their “to do’s” to be with family and friends. But as soon as we were back on our feet, many of us turned to separation in a greater way than before. Politicians promoted spending, news anchors promoted fear, and racism took on a whole new form. Separation, attack, judgment and fear were on fire.

We’ve worked hard to recover, but many of us have tried to forget. It’s time to reflect, go deep and remember what we went through. Let’s fearlessly go back to that day and remember the love, compassion and gratitude we had for our country. Let’s reconnect to the oneness we felt and make a commitment to bring the love and light from that day into our present so that we can shine more light onto the future.

More About Our Dance Camp Mission

American Dance Training Camps is a company inspired by and created for strong girls. Doing what we love enables us to embody, model & teach our sixteen character values, or “movement manifesto.”

The ADTC Movement Manifesto is one way we promote our values within our dance camp community. It is an ever-evolving collection of bold thoughts that allow for some real conversations to take place at camp and throughout the year.

Learn more about ADTC’s mission & manifesto here!