94: Be Empowered for your Journey — Ingrid Silva

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews Ingrid Silva, an internationally-recognized dancer and serial philanthropist who has founded two empowerment-centric organizations — </span><a href= "https://www.empowherny.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">EmpowHer New York</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/blacksinballet/?hl=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Blacks in Ballet</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Born in Rio de Janeiro, Ingrid’s first exposure to ballet was actually at a social project in a nearby slum. Ingrid eventually found her way to New York City, where she’s currently dancing her seventh season for the Dance Theater of Harlem. Ingrid’s story has been featured in movies and publications such as Vogue and Glamour, Teen Vogue, The New York Times, ESPN Women, and many more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the podcast, Ingrid walks through her incredible story and discusses how she is now able to use her journey to encourage others to pursue their goals. Her unique experiences include delivering an address to the United Nations, collaborating with Alicia Keys, being on the cover of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pointe Magazine</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and more. And in the discussion, Ingrid shares all of the details around how those experiences came to be and how each of those experiences furthers her goal to empower others across the world.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Moving Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"It doesn't matter how much you do. It doesn't matter who you are. It doesn't matter how much success you have. You have to fight to express your journey. And your journey is special — only you can see the final project through. Don't be discovered by all of the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">no</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">’s."</span></p> <p><span