20 Self-Love Songs (for dancers) – #movetolove2019
February is supposed to be about love, but the most important kind of love for girls ages 8 – 17 is not romantic. We believe girls need more self-love. And we believe a key ingredient of self-love (& happiness) is doing what you love. The world needs strong & inspired girls doing more of what they love!
It’s day 15 of our #movetolove2019 series, where we’re spotlighting Friday Night Show performances from our dance camps. We’ve chosen 20 self-love songs with lyrics that echo our dance camp mission: to empower girls to move to love.
What exactly do we mean by “move to love”?
MOVE – to pass from one place or position to another.
LOVE – to access the part of our mind that is connected to Spirit; the source of peace, joy, happiness and a whole bunch of other “positive” emotions.
So move to love means to move to a new place (or state of mind) – the state of mind connected to your Spirit (peace, joy, happiness…all that positive stuff). Please share your inspirational dance videos on Instagram this month! #movetolove2019 @danceadtc
Song #15: “Cup of Life” By Ricky Martin
Originally performed at our CA Dance Camp
“And when you feel that heat, the world is at your feet. No one can hold you down if you really want it. Just steal your destiny right from the hands of fate. Reach for the cup of life ’cause your name is on it.
Do you really want it?”
The Self-Love Lesson from “Cup of Life” by Ricky Martin
“Cup of Life” has a powerful message reminiscent of Paulo Coelho’s famous quote in The Alchemist: “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” There’s a deep desire in each of us to fulfill our dreams. And if we’re really willing to go for it, things will fall into place to help us achieve it.
We believe there are two powerful mindsets: “fixed” & “growth.” Fixed mindset people believe success results from innate talent or ability, while growth mindset people believe success results just as much from hard work and practice – the emphasis is on the process.
And guess what? If we practice something really hard every day (like, say, DANCE), we WILL get better at it. At ADTC, we strive to create a growth mindset by:
- Praising campers and talking about our successes (& the successes of those around us) using growth mindset language.
- Asking questions about process (what strategies do we use?).
- Creating a culture that really celebrates risk-taking. This generation is terrified to make mistakes – we counter this by creating a mini-culture that celebrates how “failure makes success.”
More About Our Dance Camp Mission
American Dance Training Camps is a company inspired by and created for strong girls. Doing what we love enables us to embody, model & teach our sixteen character values, or “movement manifesto.”
The ADTC Movement Manifesto is one way we promote our values within our dance camp community. It is an ever-evolving collection of bold thoughts that allow for some real conversations to take place at camp and throughout the year.
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