Tara Rynders has always associated dance with healing. While navigating a tumultuous childhood that often required her to care for her siblings, she found refuge in the studio. And when her sister lost her speech after developing acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare inflammatory disease of the brain and spinal cord, Rynders used dance as a […]

Before I was ready for therapy, I had ballet. To be clear, dancing came with difficulty for me. But the experience—with the right teacher—was deeply healing. The thing that helped me start to unite my mind with my body was my teacher’s unique use of language, of words, matched with the movement. I had tried […]