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I clomped around awkwardly, circling my arms a little, not sure how to dance to massage music. The music kicked off like one of those new age-y soundtracks they play at spas.
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When I finally made it one rainy Tuesday night, said friend did not appear, so I found myself alone in a room full of strangers, ages ranging from 20-something to 70-something, bodies of all sizes and colors and shapes, outfits falling at all spectral points between athleisure and Burning Man. It amazed me how I could come into a space knowing no one and, without speaking a single word, leave it feeling connected to everybody. We’re physically scattered, separated into kitchens and bedrooms and living rooms around the globe, but digitally we’re all right here, in our little rectangles, listening to the same streaming playlist, moving faster and faster as the beat builds, transitioning (not quite smoothly-my free online DJ app offers no crossfade) from a Nina Simone remix into the pounding bleeps and bloops of “Space Junk”, an EDM anthem my friends and I used to collectively freak out to in our early twenties. On its screen is a grid of 12 sweaty people, one of whom is me. My laptop sits at eye-level on a bookshelf between Where the Wild Things Are and Air Fryer Revolution. But I’ve gotten pretty good at leaping, spinning, swinging my hips, and waving my arms around without slamming my elbows into the granite countertop. This is the largest continuous space in my entire Brooklyn apartment. I’m standing in a 10-foot-by-4-foot rectangle, wedged between the kitchen island and the kitchen table, which is wedged against a wall.
In lieu of payment, please consider a donation to Raise NYC's Undocumented Workers Fund, for food service workers who have lost their jobs but won't receive any government assistance because of their status. Here's the link to listen to her playlist live (you need a Spotify account to log in). If you want to dance with us, Hilary will be hosting a hour-long dance party on Zoom this Friday, April 24th at 9 p.m. This story is part of the Healthyish Guide to Being Alone, a series of tips, recipes, and stories about how to be alone when we’re together and together when we’re alone.
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