Passion  and pleasure , two words that once scared me, now light up my entire life. I wasn’t always this way. For a long time, I believed that passion was something I had to earn  and that pleasure was something to be cautious about. I thought joy came after  the hard work, a reward I could claim once I’d proven myself worthy enough to feel it. But the truth is, we are all born to experience pleasure. It’s our natural state. It’s written in our breath, our movement, our heartbeat. And the...

Each year, we get the chance to begin again, to breathe deeper, move with intention, and reconnect with what truly matters. For me, that always begins on the West Coast Swing dance floor. Dance to Uplift  was created from the belief that movement is medicine. When we dance with awareness, when we breathe, connect, and allow joy to move through us, we don’t just learn steps. We awaken something sacred inside us. My classes are about so much more than dancing. They are about coming home to...

Discover the beauty of being a beginner again through grounding, breathwork, and movement. Learn how to build strong foundations in life and dance with purpose in Shalay Andrus’ “Connect & Transform” Masterclass Series in Utah County.