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Feel Like You Belong: Ednis Gomez–The Joy of Dancing

March 21, 20183-bottom, Citizen Journalism, Local FacesAlan Headbloom, dance, Dominican Republic, Ednis Gomez, Feel Like You BelongJoanne

 

By Alan Headbloom, Feel Like You Belong

 

He was the only boy in the local dance school, and in the Dominican Republic, that can leave you open to teasing. But Ednis Gomez fell in love with the self-expression of movement, practiced hard, and danced himself into a full-time career. After four years in Michigan’s only professional dance company, the American Midwest is starting to feel like home.

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