Wednesday, January 30, 2019
How Chloe Arnold Found Empowerment Through Art
Dance Magazine: I come from a lineage of survivors: African Americans who endured the brutality of slavery, Native Americans who survived forced genocidal migration, and my Jewish grandmother who escaped the Holocaust. My ancestors' enduring spirits live inside of me, giving me an indelible foundation of strength and compassion.
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In this article Chloe Arnold talks about how her dance teacher forced her to learn many disciplines. While at the time she was annoyed, she now reflects on how that shaped her future for the better. When I was applying to Carnegie Mellon, they were not my top choice, mainly because I was not allowed to declare. It was not until I visited and progressed through my senior year that I came to accept that aspect of the program and fell in love with it. Even then, I could not fully appreciate what it meant to be undeclared and I am sure that appreciation will grow when I notice how much from this year I will take with me into my declared life a year from now. Variety is so important. Even more so in technical theater than in dance, it is important to understand every discipline to be able to communicate effectively over the course of a production. I also now recognize that my peers and I all come from different backgrounds. It would have been ridiculous to allow us to design and manage from the moment we came here. This year we are leveling the playing field and learning about the program and I think that will be invaluable down the road.
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