My name is Kameel, and I have worked for Strike A Light as a dance practitioner for nearly 3 years now. I originally began working for Strike A Light as a student looking for more experience in the teaching field.
As a mixed race, neurodiverse artist, who grew up poor and in the social services system, from a young age I have had to find my place in the world and approach it creatively; I have always known I looked ‘different’ and acted ‘differently’, dance for me has always been a place that accepts my creativity and difference especially within the street dance scene.
My past and childhood are why I have such a passion for teaching all age ranges and abilities. I aspire to make dance a safe place for everyone as it was for me, but I needed and still need direction to make this happen.
Strike A Light have provided multiple platforms for me to build myself as a professional artist and have offered opportunities that have refined my skills as both dancer and teacher. I have faced many challenges whilst building my career to which Strike A Light have always offered the support needed to conquer those challenges and given me the tools needed to improve as an artist.
Without Strike A Light I would not be the professional artist I am today, and for that I am eternally grateful for the time and effort Strike A Light have put into me. The work Strike A Light do is a credit to the performing arts industry and is absolutely necessary to us in the Gloucestershire community.
[Kameel Myrie – Strike A Light dance practitioner]
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