While living in a small rural community might have many advantages, it can also bring some barriers. Especially when your passion is not something that is very common it forces people to think creative and out of the box in their search for a meaningful life.
When the facilitator met Paul it was clear that Paul wanted more meaningful things in his life. He was looking for a job but wasn’t successful so far and he really didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life.
While exploring his gifts and passions it really wasn’t difficult to find out what Paul was passionate about. His love for breakdance often came up during their conversations.
Through his facilitator Paul got to meet and dance with Luca “Lazy Legs”, a motivational speaker and break dancer. This meeting was the inspiration for bigger dreams. Paul shared with his facilitator that he wants to teach children how to breakdance.
Breakdance is not a popular scene in his community so creative thinking was needed and Paul and his facilitator did just that.
She connected him with two organisations that offer summer camps to children and Paul offered to teach breakdance workshops. Both organizations loved the idea and gladly accepted his offer.
Together with his facilitator he worked on how this workshop should look like and when summer came Paul was ready. His first workshop was a great success and they asked him back for another workshop that same summer and also asked if Paul would be available for next summer. The other camp was also a success, he did two sessions there. The kids had a blast, learned many new skills and Paul was slowly becoming a celebrity in his community. Many kids asked for his autograph after a workshop!
After the summer Paul showed off his skills at a general meeting and he performed at the OIFN Forum in November.
At the end of November Paul did his first two workshops at a public school, realizing his dream, teaching kids how to breakdance. More schools followed and this summer Paul will be giving several workshops at different summer camps and dance schools in Perth County.
Paul is a very talented break dancer and this is just the beginning of his journey in the world of breakdance!
If you are interested in learning more about Paul and his workshops or breakdancing, please contact us and we gladly connect you with him!