Heather Morris dances to Naya Rivera’s music in heartfelt Instagram tribute

Grief affects us all in different ways and Glee actress Heather Morris is opening up about hers through music. Since her costar Naya Rivera's tragic death by drowning earlier this month, most of the cast has taken to social media to pay tribute to the late-actress. Heather has decided to honour her friend in a way that makes sense to her—through the medium of dance. Specifically, a heartfelt dance set to the music and voice of Naya’s song, “Radio Silence” and posted to her Instagram.“I want to share something very personal with you all,” Heather begins the caption to the sombre and moving dance video posted the morning of July 21.“Grieving looks very differently on everyone...but one things for certain: I’ve felt it’s hard to feel joy or keep busy when mourning without thinking that you’re not honoring that person or you’re forgetting about them. But [husband Taylor Hubbell] reminded me that honoring someone can mean you’re enjoying your life FOR them...”

 

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I want to share something very personal with you all... Grieving looks very differently on everyone...but one things for certain: I’ve felt it’s hard to feel joy or keep busy when mourning without thinking that you’re not honoring that person or you’re forgetting about them. But @hubbell_woodshop reminded me that honoring someone can mean you’re enjoying your life FOR them... I made it to 1M followers in these last few weeks and at first I was resentful because I gained them from a tragedy, but after giving it a breath.. I realized you all have just surrounded me with love and support. That I just see you angels wrapping your wings around me ?? So I’m celebrating 1Million today in a tribute to @nayarivera with her music and her voice that will forever be my favorite

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Acknowledging that her Instagram has made it to 1 million followers recently because of her connection to Naya and the media interest, she says that milestone made her “resentful,” but then, “after giving it a breath.. I realized you all have just surrounded me with love and support. That I just see you angels wrapping your wings around me.”“So I’m celebrating 1Million today in a tribute to @nayarivera with her music and her voice that will forever be my favorite,” she wrote. On Glee, Naya and Healther played romantic partners and best friends Santana Lopez and Brittany S. Pierce. They performed countless numbers together over the six-season run of the show and were frequent scene partners.[video_embed id='1994817']RELATED: Police say Naya Rivera saved son before drowning [/video_embed]Rivera went missing on July 8^th near Lake Piru in California where she was boating and swimming with her four-year-old son Josey Hollis Dorsey, who was unharmed. Her body was found after a five-day search on the seventh anniversary of fellow Glee costar Cory Monteith's death.Another show alum, Chris Colfer (who played Kurt Hummel on the series), posted his own tribute to Naya on the same morning as Morris with a heartfelt piece in Variety. In the pseudo-eulogy, he relays funny quotes from his former co-star (which he admits to jotting down in his phone as they happened) and claims she really was "that talented, that hilarious and that beautiful at once."Colfer expresses his amazement at not only her wit and talent but her unfailing determination to call out mistreatment on set and always deliver the hard truth. He says becoming a mother was a natural and perfect progression for her, adding, "Being a mom was perhaps Naya’s greatest talent of all, and as her final moments proved, Naya was an extraordinary mother until the very end.""Naya leaves behind a void that only Naya herself could fill," he finishes. "To have a friend like her, even briefly, is to be blessed beyond belief. She is a shining example of the impact a person can have when one lives fearlessly."[video_embed id='1998875']BEFORE YOU GO: The stars pay tribute to John Lewis [/video_embed]