DTH 05: | When dance hurts with special guest Daniel Rei Cohen

Dance To Heal

In any form of dance and movement, training is a way of life. You have to work your body, whether by external advisers or by yourself. While it is natural for training to impose a level of discomfort, when do we say it's time for our body to rest?

In this episode of Dance to Heal, Jenny is joined by her son, Daniel Rei Cohen as they talk about his experiences growing up with elite sports, gymnastics, and dance, and their mental, physical and emotional challenges. Together, their stories convey the wisdom in listening to your body when dance hurt.

What to expect in this episode:
01:54 – Jenny's twins: growing up in elite sports and gymnastics

02:56 – A sad reality for very young elite athletes

04:35 – On listening to our bodies and an accident story

08:12 – A video of Daniel's dancing

10:48 – Daniel on Dancing: being in the present.

12:04 – Seeking emotional and physical balance.

14:26 – On listening to your body and about safe uncomfortableness

16:38 – On comparing yourself with anybody else and finding it in you.

18:53 – Mini-Lesson: On proper alignment, with Daniel

About Daniel Rei Cohen:
Daniel Rei Cohen is a ballet student at the University of Utah. He is transgender, biracial, and he lives with an incurable invisible disability. He strives to create a more inclusive world through his art, and journey in dance. He is forever grateful for the privilege to dance every day and have a family that supports him along the way.

Connect with Daniel Rei Cohen:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielreicohen/
About Jenny Cohen:

Jenny C. Cohen is a breast cancer survivor, and it is her mission to help people who have been through the most debilitating, disfiguring, traumatic events like breast cancer to feel bold beautiful and full of life. Jenny believes in a world where everyone can dance to heal and feel safe in their bodies knowing they are created in beauty and perfection in spite of life happenings. She is an award-winning performer who healed through her D.I.S.C.O.V.E.R. process presented in the multi category best-selling book “Outside In Recovery: Dancing My Way Back to My Self after Breast Cancer."

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Connect with Jenny Cohen:
Websites: https://www.jennyccohen.com/ https://www.outsideinrecovery.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennyccohen/