Today, I salute Army Veteran Dari Pfeiffer. Dari says dancing is freedom. She finds joy in the movement and enjoys being able to paint a picture and tell a story with her dance. When she retired from the Army in 2015 as a chief warrant officer, she said she felt stressed and “burned out, physically and emotionally.” Then, while receiving care at the VA Detroit Healthcare System, she heard about the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival (NVCAF). With the encouragement of creative arts therapist Shelley Knoodle, she will share her art during this year’s festival, which is going on now in Indianapolis. Dari will be the first to tell you that she sees dance as both liberating and essential to her well-being. Congratulations on making the festival, Dari, and THANK YOU for your servi ce.
