From Performance to Presence

When I first took class with the legendary Tyrone Proctor, he said something that changed my life:

“Everything you do in waacking is performance.”

At that time, those words cracked something open in me. They gave me permission to express bigger, to embody character, to step fully into the stage of movement. That teaching carried me through years of exploration, helping me discover new parts of myself through dance.

But fascia has its own wisdom—and it’s been guiding me to a different truth.

Now, I feel a shift.

A deep one.

I no longer need to perform.

I no longer need to project.

I no longer need to prove.

Nothing has to be performance.

The more I release performance, the more natural my movement becomes. The less I try to “show,” the more undeniable my presence is. Instead of forcing expression, I let my fascia flow. Instead of proving, I allow.

And what’s wild? This feels even more magnetic.

I’ve moved from performance → to presence → to truth.

That’s where my dance lives now.

That’s where my fascia breathes.

That’s where I am enough.

Much love,

Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞