Dancegod Lloyd, a dancer from Ghana, recently shared that he had to lie about his background to get jobs when starting his career. He wasn’t shy, but he felt like he had to lie to avoid losing opportunities.
When Dancegod Lloyd would go to his client’s homes or businesses to teach dance classes, he felt like they wanted to know him well.
They would ask about his background and where he was from. Dancegod Lloyd was worried that if he told them the truth, they might think he was up to something else.
He said, “You go to people’s houses, these people are well-to-do, people of class, and when you go to their house to teach them, they want to know you well. Your background, where you are coming from…what if you are up to something else? Sometimes when I go to people’s homes, I tell them that I am from Tema or just say I live around because they had this perception about where I was coming from, Ashaiman.”
Eventually, Dancegod Lloyd realized that he didn’t want to keep lying about his roots. He wanted to be proud of where he came from and the community that raised him. Even if it meant losing some job opportunities, he decided to live his truth.
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