Simply Elevate November 2013 | Page 27

the freedom to express herself in ways her words never could through the art of dance. In her video, Testing the Music, Esha tells us through text that appears during her performance, “This is my language…This is how I speak.” Later this month, Esha will embark on her very first international trip. She will travel to Santiago de Cuba along with renowned dancer Chuck Davis and members of the African American Dance Ensemble. While in Cuban, she plans on learning the unique dance styles of the Cubans. She explains that, “Everyone has a different way of healing.” This is all part of her larger dream to travel throughout the world studying and absorbing the various dance styles of many cultures. As her brand and vision grows, she strives to continue educating herself and refining her skills so that she can properly help those in need. The ultimate goal she wishes to achieve is to become an expressive arts therapist and “to heal & treat mental illness and chronic pains through the art of dance and movement.” She’s recently started her own company titled EART which is short for Expressive Arts. Including dance, theatre, creative writing, fashion, vocal and visual arts; EART will “promote mental wellness by healing through the arts.” The mission is “Create. Release.Heal” Esha’s long-term vision for EART is to open up healing art studios on a national level. These centers will promote healing by encouraging and channeling subconscious and spontaneous abstract expression through personal creation. Possessing a certainty of self and a confidence of purpose that is a rare find, this ambitious artist is sure to make her mark on the world. And with a spirit so earnest and passio ?]K?x?&\?H?[????\?[?H?[???]?Z[?[??Y\???\?H ??x?&\?H???[????[?H[H?^K?????X??]\?H?XN???X?X????H?X?X??????K?\?R ?\?\???]\?H??X?X[\?R?[XZ[ H??X?X[\?R?XZ[ ???B?[?UX?KH\?H?????[?]K??K?QNV???Y?B????[?]K??K???]Q?UTB???\X??N?\?H?X??]H]]?????Y[[??H?]\??YX\??\?\?H[?\?\?X?[???\?[???][??[ZY? ???B?[?[???[?\?Z[?[??[??[??\?\??\?X??][?[?H]X??\?\???[??H??[?[?\??Y]??H\?HY[X?\???H???\??[?H?]?H???Y]KB???Y[??]\???H?XY[?\??\??[?B???\][??H??[[???X?[????]?H??HX?\?Y?[][[?[?\?H[??H\ X??Z[??YX\??[?H?[??\?]\????X?X????]???????X?X??????K?QX\??\?X\???][??????˜?[\Y[]?]K???B?????