--- title: PILOXING Pride description: A Series to AMPLIFY the voices, talent, perspectives and stories of people image: https://www.piloxing.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-06-08%20at%203.43.11%20PM.png --- Get Certified Today! 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As a young dancer, I never saw LGBTQIA+ individuals as anything other than my mentors, my teachers, and my choreographers. The dance community, in my opinion, was a safer one than most as a questioning individual in the 90s. I also knew at a young age that I was โ€œdifferent,โ€ but couldnโ€™t understand fully what that meant. As I got older, I began to realize that โ€œdifferentโ€ was not something to be ashamed of.ย ![Screen Shot 2021-06-08 at 3-42-56 PM](https://www.piloxing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-06-08%20at%203-42-56%20PM.png?width=300&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-06-08%20at%203-42-56%20PM.png) ย  I later became a choreographer and a teacher myself, and I knew I wanted to create a safe space for all of my students; somewhere that they could just beautifully BE in that moment, and discover who they wanted to become in their futures. However, creating that safe space for them didnโ€™t fill the void that I had for myself. I still held my secret tight and was afraid to truly say, proudly, who I was. I worked so hard to create that safe space for my dancers, and yet I was too afraid to cultivate that place for myself. This road was brutal, and a constant battle of my mind, my body, and my heart.ย  ย  The courage revealed itself when I began to fall in love with my then friend, and now wife. She was my strength, when I trembled in fear at the thought of coming out to my family, my friends, my students, and my colleagues. She held me up, when I collapsed into her arms from the negative and unaccepting responses I received after coming out. And she was also there to bring to light, how much better you feel when you arenโ€™t carrying around such a massively heavy secret.ย  ![Screen Shot 2021-06-08 at 3.43.11 PM](https://www.piloxing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-06-08%20at%203.43.11%20PM.png?width=300&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-06-08%20at%203.43.11%20PM.png)I was luckier than some, and my family has been so supportive and accepting. I know that several do not have this outcome, and that is why I now speak loudly with pride so that the world begins to see, even if it is just one voice at a time, how often LOVE will win over hate.ย  ย  ย  What I know now is that, I want to continue to create an outlet for all of my students, especially the LGBTQIA+ youth. I will continue to do that work for them because, no one should live in fear of expressing who they truly are, or who they love. I want that for them, but beyond that, I want that for the world.ย  > ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ [Sarah Burney](https://www.instagram.com/strbryte713/) #### Recent Posts - [PILOXING Pride](https://www.piloxing.com/en/piloxingforchange/amplifyvoices/piloxing-pride-sarah-burney) June, 08 2021 - [A DAY IN THE LIFE with AMEENAH ASANTE](https://www.piloxing.com/en/piloxingforchange/amplifyvoices/a-day-in-the-life-with-ameenah-asante) September, 01 2020 - [A DAY IN THE LIFE with MARCELLE ZAGAMI](https://www.piloxing.com/en/piloxingforchange/amplifyvoices/a-day-in-the-life-with-marcelle-zagami) August, 01 2020 - [A DAY IN THE LIFE with TASHA EDWARDS](https://www.piloxing.com/en/piloxingforchange/amplifyvoices/a-day-in-the-life-tasha-edwards) July, 01 2020 - [Lifestyle](https://www.piloxing.com/lifestyle), - [Equity](https://www.piloxing.com/equity), - [Equality](https://www.piloxing.com/equality), - [Voice](https://www.piloxing.com/voice) ### Subscribe to Receive Updates [ PILOXING Pride Sarah BurneyJune 08 ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Pride is something that I have been celebrating for years, even before I was able to stand in my own truth. As a young dancer, I ... ](https://www.piloxing.com/en/piloxingforchange/amplifyvoices/piloxing-pride-sarah-burney) [ A DAY IN THE LIFE with AMEENAH ASANTE Ameenah AsanteSeptember 01 ๐˜๐˜ช ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜'๐˜ฎ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜น๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜š๐˜— ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ... ](https://www.piloxing.com/en/piloxingforchange/amplifyvoices/a-day-in-the-life-with-ameenah-asante) [ A DAY IN THE LIFE with MARCELLE ZAGAMI Marcelle ZagamiAugust 01 I wanted to introduce myself with 15 facts about me in which anyone can relate that being told โ€œno,โ€ is easy to accept, but challenging and ... ](https://www.piloxing.com/en/piloxingforchange/amplifyvoices/a-day-in-the-life-with-marcelle-zagami) ย  [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3452386/b572d991-ed9e-45f4-bdad-df79e2472202.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3452386/b572d991-ed9e-45f4-bdad-df79e2472202) [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3452386/a8e5d4df-8702-4478-8beb-85b9fff4e2ba.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3452386/a8e5d4df-8702-4478-8beb-85b9fff4e2ba) ## Heart-pumping, powerful, and fun! 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