From The Clubs to the Cross

Dayna Lovelady: From The Clubs to the Cross

“As a child growing up in Detriot, there were a lot of difficulties,” said Dayna. “I also had a lot of family members who were addicts, from alcoholics to people who were on drugs. I saw that as the norm.”

Dayna searched for an escape from the chaos around her. She found it in school. She was a straight A student and a classically trained musician. But Dayna lived a double life.

“I talked to a friend of mine who told me about a guy who had a dance company if I wanted more money.” Dayna said. “And I found out that it wasn’t modern dance. It wasn’t tap dance. It was actually exotic dancing. But I said ‘I do need that money’ and so I decided to go ahead and do it.”

“The very first night I danced I made about $1,500 and to be very young and make that amount of money… was pretty interesting,” Dayna said.
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31 August 2011
St. Raymond Nonnatus