Humans of DV: Week 17
Aditi Lappathi, Eva Shen, and Daniela Wise-Rojas
This week on Humans of DV: an expressive acro dancer, an accomplished figure skater, and a passionate fan. Stay tuned next Sunday for a new installation of this feature and make sure to catch the last installations here if you missed them.
“Acro has impacted my life in many ways”
Catherine Gruszka: Acro is just a fun-loving sport where everyone can like come together and it’s just a big team with like mini teams, and you get to bond with certain people and it’s just been the best experience of a lifetime that I’ve ever had. And after acro, I miss all of the people who I’ve been doing it with, and I’ve made just such great connections with them. They’re like lifelong fri...
“[There is] just a beautiful rhythm to it.”
Anisha Mukherjee: “When I was about 5 I started figure skating, after having to go past the ice rink every day on my way to dance class. At first I was given a flat-out no with the reasoning that I would fall and crack my head open, but eventually, I was signed up for classes. So at my first class, wearing about three jackets, I stepped onto the ice with the help of an instructor. Figure ska...
“I feel like I am part of this big group.”
Gobind Kapoor: “[My love for Japenese idols] has always kind of been there for the last three or four years, but it really took off in the last couple of summers. You know how you have nothing else to do, so I’m like “hey look at this video,” and now here I am. [I especially like] animated and virtual idols, which are like people basically put on special suits and record themselves. They’re...
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