“I will never change my career as a dancer, as long as Let’s Dance is around,” is how a young, passionate Guyanese dancer views her career as a dancer.

The International Day of Dance is observed the world over on April 29 and in its observance, The Buzz looks at a young, passionate Guyanese dancer and teacher of dance.
Marcia Liverpool has been dancing from the tender age of seven years old.

“I dance because it makes me happy, as a performer. Going on stage in front of a live audience gives me a sense of freedom and confidence,” she said
This young energetic beauty went on to say that her passion for dancing makes her feel like she has never worked a day in her life. She went on to say that she would always choose dancing against any other career.

The mother of one said that she has found the Let’s Dance Studios to be her second home since she began working there 11 years ago and that she has no plans on leaving.
For the past eight years, this dancer has been teaching scores of students, in all categories and ages, ranging from three years old to adults and has also held the high office of Assistant Director of the school.

“As a teacher, I am responsible for teaching and training a dynamic group of students in a range of techniques and dance styles ensuring all students are engaged, motivated and inspired,” she explained. “As the studio’s Assistant Director I overlook the day to day responsibilities of the school.”

Liverpool sees herself as fortunate to have taught and performed in many places. “I feel lucky to have been raised a versatile dancer and had the opportunity to dance everything from ballet, modern, jazz, Caribbean, Bollywood, waltz etc. It has been an incredible experience to be in such different cultures,” she said. “I will never change my career as a dancer, as long as Let’s Dance is around that’s where I’ll be until the end.”

With dancing as her only career path, Liverpool explained that she just can’t see herself doing anything else and accredits Martha Graham as her mentor in dancing because, as she explained, Graham is considered the mother of modern dance. This, she explained, happens to be her favourite dance technique. “She broke the rules of ballet and created a new language of dance that expressed powerful emotions. She used techniques of contracting and releasing emotions and the use of the floor which I was immediately drawn to,” Liverpool explained.

Apart from loving what she does, Liverpool explained that she chooses to work at Let’s Dance because the founder of the school created an environment that is supportive, wholesome and non – competitive.

“The focus is put on individual students and we as teachers are encouraged to find the strengths of each dancer,” she went on to say.
Like all other businesses the school has had to shut its doors due to the COVID19 epidemic which she explained has been hard for the school. As such the annual May Blossoms production which is held at the National Cultural Centre had to be cancelled.
However, she went on to explain that the school has made alternative arrangements for teaching the children.

“Videos are sent out via WhatsApp to the different levels for the girls to work on while they’re home,” she explained.

Her advice to persons on dancing is for them to ‘soak up’ as much information, expertise and life lessons from dance as possible. “Allow yourself to learn from each experience you have in your life both in and out the studio,” she advised.