dance — Blog — Hannah Melder

Whenever I do a photoshoot I always set an intention. This helps me reach higher, connect to myself and the experience in a deeper way. I visualize the shoot. Visualize how I want to feel on the day. How I want the images to feel. The message I want them to embody and convey.

For my photoshoot last year I wanted to just be, not to perform, not be rigid, not be anything else but me. Authentically beautiful and raw. I wanted to show a softer side of myself, something more organic. Capturing this new side of myself I was discovering and embracing in 2020.

Hannah MelderOctober 8, 2021dance, self loveComment

All about that Ginga

And just like that Kizomba freed me, It liberated me. Through Kizomba I started to heal my relationship with my body. I also found when I moved in this way with Ginga I felt freedom. My body was born to move and express in this way. It felt like coming home, coming home to my body and coming home to myself. Something I was longing for and craving deep down. My journey to love and accept my body is something I work on and it constantly evolves and changes . But Kizomba was the catalyst, the start of making peace with my body, to see it as my home and start loving it, appreciating it.

Hannah MelderMay 5, 2020self love, dance, body love Comment