Gail C. Hawkins
Gail C. Hawkins was thrilled to join Open Arms in 2011 and has loved being part of such a welcoming, creative dance community. She first joined community dance groups in Miami, FL in the early 1970’s, then became Director of the senior citizens program with the Dance Exchange in Washington, D.C. Now, she is a “senior citizen!” She believes deeply in the worth and dignity of every person, which we embody in work as dancers in Open Arms Dance Project.
Interview Transcription:
SPEAKERS
Molly Joyce, Gail C. Hawkins
Molly Joyce 00:01
The first question is, what is care for you?
Gail C. Hawkins 00:08
Care to me is deep listening. So often people don't feel listened to. If we really listened to them with clear intention, I think that conveys a really strong sense of care, no matter what their situation.
Molly Joyce 00:33
And the next question is what is strength for you?
Gail C. Hawkins 00:38
Strength, to me is resilience. That no matter what situation you're in, or what challenges that there's perseverance and resilience and patience and humility.
Molly Joyce 01:02
The last question is what is interdependence for you?
Gail C. Hawkins 01:07
It's a sense of really being together and sharing in one's soul, you know, in sharing, being open to each other and sensitive to what another person is feeling and it's a two way street is the way that I see it. Not just one person feeling there depending on another, but there's a real sense of one at one moment one person might need more from another but it's there's a real sense of commitment and dedication