Ijeme Bare

Ijeme Bare
Ijeme Bare

I’m Ijeme, a self taught Nigerian contemporary dancer with the dream of going professional someday...

I started dancing at 19, not as early as I should have, with no dance teacher or dance school nearby. I was left with the responsibility of teaching myself and hoping I was doing the right thing....

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The 23rd Chapter

by Ijeme Bare

To say that the last 22 years of my life has been easy, would be crazy. My life is a roller coaster, with me silently screaming. My entire life could be falling apart and I would be as calm as ever. Lol… On the 4th of December, each year, when...

I’M IN EGYPT!

by Ijeme Bare

The Red Sea – Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. At the beginning of the month, if anyone had told me that I would be here, in Egypt, performing with some of Egypt’s finest artists, in a play directed by Mr Khaled Galal, a world famous Egyptian...

The Day I Told My Mom I Wanted To Dance

by Ijeme Bare

Hmm… Do I have a story for y’aaaaall! This was probably one of the hardest things that I’ve ever had to do in my entire life! You see the exclamation marks? Yes! I am shouting so that you will know that this is serious! Okay, it is...

Save The Last Dance: How It All Began

by Ijeme Bare

Here’s a little back story… I wasn’t always a good dancer. In fact, I was terrible, to say the least. Shocking, right? I had no rhythm at all, it was embarrassing. But I was about 7 years old when I saw someone do something different. The...

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And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who couldn’t hear the music - Friedrich Nietzsche 📸: @_sharonchance . . . . #dance #dancer #foreverdancing #partnersdancing #dancing
MOOD....(I need a break😓) . . . Yes, you read that right... It’s only the fifteenth day of the first month of the year and I’m already needing a break (well, my body does)....I have been stretching and pulling and strengthening and training my body everyday for the last two weeks...it is responding, but not in a positive way... I wake up, barely able to walk, or bend or move my body but I have to get up and train at the studio (all because I want to grow😭) . . You see, I was super pumped to get into action, I wanted to do everything and start this year with a bang...but I fear I may have gone overboard and tired myself out... It’s just been fifteen days and I’ve been trying achieve something that normal people take months to perfect 😓 . . I NEED A BREAK
....and every day, we push.... 📸: @_sharonchance #backtraining #backflexibility #backflexibilitytraining
What did your Monday look like?? Me... I danced so much I think my feet need ice😭😭... Anticipate a blog post soon... Sorry for the delay, ma binu...
Blog post overdue!!!!! I know😩😩😩 I’m currently working on dropping two blog posts soon and the reason why I’ve not been able to post them is because I’ve been working on something huuuuuge! So huge it could change my life this year (if it works out; if it doesn’t, I’ll still let you guys know).... . . Anyway, what did you learn in church today? I learnt that nothing deals with insecurities like walking with Jesus and when you get the revelation of Christ, you get the revelation of you!! So the need to feel insecure is dead because you will find out that you are someone in God’s plan! I’M SOMEONE IN GOD’S PLAN!!!🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️
LIFE LESSONS FROM DANCE TECHNIQUES... . . . Dancing has taught me when and when not to rely on people... I have built strength to help me stand on my own and I know when I need a partner to lean on...I also know when to ask for help... . . . I have a few plans for this year, one of which involves me explaining life lessons I picked up from dance techniques... . . . Let me know in the comments if you would love that...
For me, there are certain songs that are “no-go” areas, partly because I know I’m not yet technically equipped to execute some moves that those songs require... Whether, it’s a choreographed piece, improvisation or a choreographed improvised, I always feel unworthy... Sia’s Cellophane has always been one of those songs (yup, I have a list of those songs).... but I was in the moment and I let my body move.... Enjoy this improv.... . . Music: Cellophane by @siamusic
After all is said and done...
Hello, my name is Ijeme Aikhionbare and I’m a contemporary dancer... Phew! That wasn’t so hard to say, was it?? So why can’t I say it boldly in public?? The times that I’d actually had the courage to say it without fear, I got criticized for my choice in this career path... In Africa, generally, dance is not seen as a suitable choice for a professional career. It’s more of a hobby... Ballet remains a mystery and contemporary dance is often confused with the gracefulness and poise that is called ballet....So why then did I choose this ‘hobby’? Watch this space.... . . . 📸: @lightmediahouse . . #dance #dancer #ballet #contemporary #contemporarydance #fitness #balletinspiration #prettybrowndancers #brownskingirl #prettybrowndancers

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