MY LIFE Matters: Health and Wellness Issue - 8

Health BALD BALLERINA
Dancing Through Life
F
MAGGIE KUDIRKA, BALD BALLERINA
or as much as dance has evolved
over time, it remains one of
the most ancient artforms that
transcends cultures and evokes
emotions, tells stories, and is
captivating, almost magical. Movement
and dance release energy and endorphins.
Maggie had her eyes set on becoming a
dancer from the time she was just four
years old.
When you see pictures of Maggie in
her early 20s you see a shining star.
An energetic force of nature, beautiful
in every way, Maggie has the gift of
movement, she dances in a way that
makes it look effortless-appearing to
fly or transform into shapes, gliding or
exploding across the stage.
" You think when you're young nothing
can get you, you can't get any major
disease or cancer or anything, you think
you're unstoppable, and as a dancer, you
really think you're unstoppable. Because
you're in the best shape of your life. "
It was heartwarming to learn that
dance was brought into Maggie's life at
a young age as a way for her to communicate
and show emotion. What dance
meant to Maggie and those around her
life was more than communication and
feelings, it became a form of expression
for her. Dance was something Maggie
experienced in her mind, body, and
soul; it was her life.
Maggie was speech delayed as a child
and dance offered her an outlet to express
herself. Who would have thought
that dance would forever be interconnected
with her life. Throughout her
childhood and teen years, dance was
her world. At the age of 22, Maggie had
already put in a lifetime of hard work,
she was a professional athlete starting
her career as one of the elite and rising
stars and traveling the world as a professional
dancer. As a professional athlete,
health and wellness is second nature in
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MY LIFE MATTERS
HEALTH AND WELLNESS ISSUE SPRING 2023
Photo: Beau Pearson
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