By the time she was twelve, seven different people had abused her and unfortunately not one of these people was a stranger to her. After years of attempting to heal from her trauma, she found solitude in dance. She discovered a sense of empowerment and reconnection with her body when she was dancing. Michelle Alvarado has been passionate about women's rights from a young age and believes in helping young girls find their own strength from within. Events Coordinator. Dance is where her heart is; it is the greatest outlet and form of expression.
She specializes in hip hop, jazz, jazz funk, ballet, contemporary, and burlesque. Create a list ». Best actresses ever part 2 of 2. Seven Pounds LA premiere. Pretty actresses and singers. See all related lists ». Share this page:. By the time she signed on to co-write, I had been writing off and on for a while.
She worked from those drafts to help build Natasha into what it is today. We shared a very personal and vulnerable ten months where she would interview me, and work to pull memories out of their hiding spots. We joke that I taught her how to read my mind, but it actually feels like she can at this point. I grew up reading poetry with my dad and I fell in love with it, so she brought that poetic style that I really wanted. It took me until my late twenties to share my story.
It was very difficult then, and even today it can still be hard. What helps me is my team from She-Is and the girls we teach. So, I found an organization called Women Empowered and decided to volunteer at one of their events. I became a board member for them and started mentoring young girls after school, where I would teach dance to those rescued from sexual abuse and sex trafficking.
I fell in love with it and decided to start my own nonprofit, focused solely on teaching dance to survivors. We have expanded to teach in Cambodia and Thailand, where we take mission trips once a year and teach dance to survivors of sex trafficking. To date, we have taught around survivors.
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