Not only is living a life filled with dance helping to keep her father’s words true, living a life of joy is also a large part of Allen’s health plan.
She says, “Whenever people go through negative stress and all those kind of ugly things, I think it wears on your physical being. It wears on your physical being to be around negative energy or to have negative feelings. So if there’s something that can give you joy, make you feel good, as well as make you sweat then come on, you can’t even get any better than that!”
Touching the lives of young people daily through her Debbie Allen Dance Academy and simple pleasures like star gazing and walking her dog along the beach all bring her joy and she hopes to remind people, especially those living with diabetes, that’s it’s never too late to enjoy life.
“Everyone needs to remember or realize that this moment is the beginning of the rest of your life. You still have time! You got some more time on your dance card, so don’t punch out early.”
Debbie Allen: Still Dancing For Her Life was originally published on blackdoctor.org
