January just disappeared but what a beautiful ending?
Camping out on an apple orchid and doing dance workshops with international teachers then blues music playing into the wee hours. The days were warm and welcoming and the nights cold and wet. Mother nature tried but nothing stopped us from dancing in the rain. It was very satisfying and I feel very fulfilled after this weekend even though I wasn't really looking forward to it originally. With all the dance politics I was worried most people would miss the point. I was surprised at how much I had relaxed by the end and how appreciative I felt for that time and how much more appreciation I felt for the people. As one of the DJs, I took this as an opportunity to give to this community what I thought was something outrageous and different. What I didn't know was what it really gave me was another way to connect with those special people close to me. Through the simple act of sharing music. It was more than it being late at night and spitting rain, more than dancing under the lit dome and the stars, more than just enjoying a dance with people I genuinely like. What shocked me the most was watching my friends dance. How deep they fell into themselves, how openly and candidly they expressed themselves and the way they connected when they danced with each other. And it was only when they were compelled by my music. To me, dance is a metaphor for life. Dancing with someone is having a conversation with them but without words. Each person has their own way of talking without speaking if you watch carefully and in dance, if you feel carefully. When I dance I imagine that I am water. Absolutely free flowing and often deep and vast like the ocean. The idea of letting everything go although practical is kind of frightening. There's nothing left to hold onto so it feels as though you are constantly falling. But to be like water, that is what I must do. Water doesn't hold onto anything even when it falls. I let myself feel that a little more this weekend and not only did it make me a better dancer, just like my friends I fell a little deeper into myself and was able to openly express myself a little more. |
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