by Dr. Desiree Cremer
Listen to the podcast, What Stirs with the powerful Lydia Smith–Lenardson, where she discusses the inspiration for her choreography. Her bout with cancer left her paralyzed from the waist down. If that was not challenging enough, she now faces obstacles navigating the health care system and getting support to help with her daily needs.
Lydia describes her journey with the healing arts, “I am doing what is possible in an impossible world.” She pays tribute to the Palauan women within her family and culture that helped her to find her voice. She stresses, “I can quickly speak and think for myself, so I must advocate for myself. So, I must get my needs understood by fully mobile people. ”
Although faced with these challenges, Lydia keeps her sense of humor and focus and states that “all art is the creative expression of the divine within us.”
“all art is the creative expression of the divine within
Lydia Smith – Lenardson
Bold, talented, funny, and generous is how I describe Lydia Smith – Lenardson. Lydia and I met during a dance class at the University of Hawai’i Dance Department during the eighties. We both were pursuing a fine arts degree in dance. Born in Palau, Lydia attended high school in Guam.
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