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How to Start a Movement

How to Start a Movement Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Start with what they know; build with what they have. But with the best of leaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people will say, we have done this ourselves. - Lao Tzu - I'm excited I'm excited about the possibilities. I'm excited about contributing to a movement that can change everything. It's not so easy to begin something from nothing. We're in Danville! It takes a lot of effort and persistence to get a heavy object rolling. But once it is rolling, even a little, it is vastly easier to keep it rolling. I was surprised that even our DJ, Sharu, felt the effort involved in moving new dancers through their inertia and into flow. He was spent from pushing, pulling, coaxing. But because of my initial connection with Jay, my 'first follower'... Because he joined me, joined with me, I was inspired to continue inviting connecti...