Instagramさんのインスタグラム写真 - (InstagramInstagram)「“Whenever people see me perform, I want them to see the character in the piece, not the person dancing it,” says 21-year-old dancer Mason Alexander (@alwxsnder).⁣ ⁣ “I was raised in several studio environments where it was normalized that the path to proper, professional dance success was through ballet. Naturally, I internalized that and spent most of my formative dancing years striving to thrive in ballet,” he says.⁣ ⁣ But Mason finally found his calling when he joined Inlet Dance Theatre, a professional modern dance theater company. “It [modern dance] gave me a permission statement to relax my rigid idea of what success in the dance world could be for me.⁣ ⁣ At this point in my life, success would be becoming known for what I’ve achieved, performed and created as an artist, as a dancer, but not with any “othering” titles preceding. I’m not looking for token success, I’m looking for authentic success. I want to feel like I earned it.⁣ ⁣ My career is still so fresh. My mind is full of ideas of what I want to eventually create, but for now, I want to focus on honing my craft. We are a part of the work-to-live generation, and only a handful of us are lucky enough to find a work that also feels like living.”⁣ ⁣ #ThisWeekOnInstagram⁣ ⁣ Photo by @alwxsnder」2月3日 2時19分