Dancing Through Divorce

He spent part of his developmental years during the transition from communist Czechoslovakia to the Central European country now known as the Czech Republic, this future professional dancer left home at the age of 15 to pursue dance full time in the capital city of Prague. During his time in Prague, he became a Christian, and later found Mississippi's own ballet company, Ballet Magnificat!, which he later traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to join. While dancing for Ballet Magnificat!, he met a fellow dancer, who later became his wife. After ten years of happy marriage, the couple began to struggle to hold on to their individual identity separate and apart from their families of origin, and they divorced. In this episode, you will hear a transparent, thoughtful, beautifully articulated story of one artist's journey of life and love. You will hear him speak hopefully about the future as he reflects on the community he has found a long way from his former home.