Happy Friday! I have been on Cloud 9 all week, with Tuesday’s “Bridging the Gap” post and then anticipation of this one today!

This is Bridging the Gap, Part 2, Its All About Connection!

Don’t you just love the sound of that word? Connection! You are not alone! We are all connected! And that connection is priceless! What a beautiful thought! We treasure people for who they are, and we reach out and connect! We let the scales fall from our eyes and our hearts that jade any possibility of clarity, and we look with eyes that simply marvel at the miracle of each human being! We know that if we reach out and connect, We Are Stronger Together!

As a recap, Bridging the Gap is a campaign I volunteered to participate in whose sole intention was to break down the barriers between generations. The campaign’s strategy was to pair people up from different generations to form friendships and build trust. Spreading the word through this campaign of how truly delightful friendship regardless of age can be would begin to cast the light of truth on those barriers that have caused us to harbor notions and biases against people born in a different generation than ourselves. Notice that word “Bias”; to be biased for or against someone means: “prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another usually in a way considered to be unfair.” I was paired up with Jacynth Bassett, an incredible young woman from London, England whose company and blog are called “the-Bias-CuT.Com”, a fashion company named to reflect its purpose in cutting on the bias against people due to their age in the fashion industry.

On Tuesday, my entire post was dedicated to the Bridging the Gap campaign and sharing Jacynth’s story and vision. If you missed it, you can read it here, Bridging the Gap With a Heart of Gold. Jacynth wrote a very kind and gracious story about me, which you can read here, Bridging the Gap: Blurring Boundaries and Ending Stereotypes

For this Friday post, we both agreed there was so much more we wanted to share about each other, so we are continuing our stories but sharing a little more about the unique passions and interests and simply fun stories about each other. So I continue below with additional interview questions I gave her and her provided answers.

Tell a little about your history and love for dance

Dance has been the other form of escapism in my life. I started ballet at 3, and soon went into doing tap and modern dance, and at 13 I discovered hip hop. I did all of these until I was 18, dancing about 7-8 hours a week.

I also used to teach dance to children of all ages, and started a dance club at my school. And I helped produce a new annual school dance show from the age of 14. When I started there were only 12 of us in the show, but I was invited back for its 10 year anniversary last year and there were over 100!

I danced in a hip hop crew at Cambridge but unfortunately near the end I got a long term back injury in my left shoulder. I couldn’t dance for a while, but now I’m back to going to hip hop class once a week, as well as doing Pilates and yoga which really helps my injury.

What I love about dance is how you can communicate so many emotions through it. I love performing it, but when I do I just go into a little world of my own.

Look at the focus and intensity of this photo! Its captivating!

Jacynth: Photo of me doing weird puppet move! – this is from a few years ago, when I was part of a hip hop crew at Cambridge uni. I’ve danced from the age of 3, and did ballet, modern, hip hop, tap, and contemporary until I was 18. This photo is a little bitter sweet as the show was what partly contributed to my long term back injury, but I’m now back to doing hip hop every week, as well as yoga and pilates, which i’m so happy about.

If you had the perfect day off of work and responsibilities, what would you include in your day?

Good question! In the day I would spend it alone getting pampered in a spa, and then in the evening meet up with friends and my boyfriend for cocktails and delicious food. With a bit of dancing at the end too!

 

 

What a beautiful couple!

Fascinating photo! She’s got skills!

Drop the mic!

Jacynth: Photo of me in long blush pink dress – this was also from a couple of years ago, and taken at Glyndebourne – a prestigious summer opera festival in the UK. I’ve gone with family for years, although if I’m honest I’m not the biggest opera fan. I much prefer ballet. But any excuse for me to dress up and I’m there!

Jacynth, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your warmth and kindness and truly open hearted way you have extended the hand of friendship to me and to everyone you meet! Kasey is hoping you realize that dream of having a doggy one day, she says you would be great at it!

This big blue marble is so blessed to have Jacynth Bassett, she is like an angel on earth, bringing people together with true kindness and changing the fashion world to help us be as beautiful on the inside as we are on the outside!

Friends, I hope you have a fantastic weekend! I will be back next week with another Tasty Tuesday!

I love you guys!

Love Always,

Amy

“We are all connected… you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate the breeze from the wind.”  ~Mitch Albom