"In high school I was in an all-consuming relationship with one thing: dance. Any free time I had was spent on working towards a coveted spot at a performance company. As soon as I graduated school in Brisbane, I left to begin my career as a performer. After moving around the world for work, I landed my dream job as an assistant creative director at Cirque du Soleil in 2019."
"But as I was settling into my new life in Los Angeles, the pandemic shut everything down. I was let go from a job I had worked my entire life towards. I was an unemployed circus person and he was a guy who worked in finance. What on earth were we going to have in common? When I moved back to my parents' place in Noosa, I felt lost for the first time in my life."
"By the fourth time, I surprised us both by agreeing, realising I didn't have anything to lose and the pandemic was going to last much longer than three weeks. We planned to meet at his house and he ordered an Uber to pick me up. I waited outside looking like a total dag with wet hair and baggy clothes. My low expectations for the date meant I didn't put in too much effort."
A dancer dedicated her adolescence and early adulthood entirely to dance, pursuing performance opportunities worldwide and achieving a role as assistant creative director at Cirque du Soleil in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic ended live work and led to her being laid off, prompting a move back to her parents' home in Noosa and an unfamiliar sense of loss. She used dating apps to fill time and reconnected with a high-school acquaintance, Tom. Initial reluctance and cancelled plans gave way to acceptance by the fourth invitation. She arrived casually dressed and was surprised when he opened the Uber door for her.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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