“Lately, I’ve been completely giving up. What’s happening around me is constantly pulling the rug out from under my feet. Every time I see terrible footage of shelling of civilians, my body shrinks in despair. Sometimes I just want to hide, turn off everything and not feel anything. Actually, this is the state many of us have been in all these days,” she wrote. “And although powerlessness and apathy take their toll, we must hold on, do our job, donate.”
According to the choreographer, in order to gather inner strength, she performs these taps.
“And I suggest you do it with me. It’s just a few minutes,” added Shoptenko.
Shoptenko added that this short practice is suitable for moments of apathy, confusion or emotional hang-up.
Context
Shoptenko is a two-time world champion in 2006 in ballroom dancing among youth under 21, champion of Ukraine in 2007 in 10 dances among youth under 21.
The choreographer became famous after winning the first season of the show “Dancing with the Stars” (2006) on the “1+1” channel. She performed in tandem with the ex-head of the Kvartal 95 studio, Vladimir Zelensky, who is now the President of Ukraine.
After the outbreak of a full-scale war, the star lives and works in Vienna (Austria).
