It's the New Year and I realized I have revealed nothing about myself in this blog as I had previously promised. Since I was a child, dancing has always meant the world to me. It was a place that provided me great escape and gave me peace. It was in dance I had discovered my passion. I always felt special when I danced. It was as if nothing could touch me. The quote on this picture says, "To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful." I believe the same can be said about passion. To have passion is to go further, dig deeper, think broader, dance harder, express brighter than ever before. This requires you to go "outside" of yourself. This is not simply the outside of your basic thought patterns. It is beyond. So much so, it is unknown.
While attending dance class the other night, I saw a group of young girls preparing to attend as well. In size and shape they all looked the same. It was obvious they were all close friends. I was intrigued by their sense of sisterhood. As I watched them, they began to dance the routine that had been taught. All of a sudden, these girls no longer looked the same. The difference became as great as having five Spanish books and one Russian. One girl stood out distinctly. Where the others in her group danced for pleasure, she danced with and for pure joy. My eyes went to her immediately and I felt a type of transference with her. We met on a passion filled sound wave. I know that young girl has a lot of living to do but if she were to do it utilizing the passion I saw her exude that day, she will truly be an accomplished individual.
First thing that caught my eye was the picture. I love it. The girl is out of focus while everything else is sharp. In her dance, in her passion, she is not present, but "outside" herself. For the moment, she is not in the kitchen, but living life, if just for that moment, with pure abandonment.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I never knew you liked to dance like that. All I remember from school is gynmnastics and theatre. You were on the drill team, but that's the only dance thing that comes to mind. And very briefly that talent show dance we tried to put together at Dobbs. You and Brandi back out at the last minute. Lol. I had such stage fright :-)
What? I don't even remember that! Ha! Who else danced with us? What song? That is crazy. Senior year, I was the captain and the choreographer. Every dance we did came from me because the school could no longer afford a dance instructor. I was that passionate about dance and our team. I pulled double duty that year but hey, I was 17 then. Now, I think that kind of activity would seriously injure me. Yes, I was kind of shy. I didn't bust out of that until HS.
ReplyDeleteI loved sharing this. It was very personal. Not the kind of thing I feel comfy having FB "friends" viewing. You? Stagefright? No way!