Dance is a small word but holds great significance in so many ways. People perceive dance in different ways, Some think about it as a way of showing happiness or an escape from their life and on the other hand, there are people who believe it is a waste of time and energy.
Personally, Dance for me is what makes me feel alive and it gives me a sense of peace where I feel everything that I am doing and I feel fulfilled. I think everyone should try dancing to feel this calm where there’s nothing except you, your soul and the music, you would realize you can’t think of any problems currently going on in your life. In these past months, I have tried meditation but still, don’t feel the peace of mind when I do an Improvisation class. It’s simply magical, a feeling that can’t be proved with words. It feels like you are moving in sync with the world. Every step feels pure because movement never lies. For some time, you just feel like you are moving nonchalantly and you have let go of yourself into the sound of the music. I never gave thought to how I became a dancer but Martha Graham once told her student who asked her if she was a dancer to whom she simply replied with “If you have to ask, then the answer is no”. She believed that she was chosen to be a dancer and so do I. I have been dancing since I was 5 years old, at this point, it feels like a part of me. Funnily, I still remember my mom shouting at me because of the bruises I got while dancing at random places. Without Dancing, my life would feel Incomplete because I grew up with it. Gradually, I learned that it takes a lot of dedication and practice to become a dancer. As a dancer, you would fall every time before perfecting one movement and trusting your body.
I have learned a lot of things while being a dancer like honesty. you need to learn how to be honest with your movements and yourself so you can be one with the movement so your steps look effortless and smooth and in life, I prefer to be honest than overthinking about what I should have said or done.
When I started dancing, I never thought that it would be an integral part of my life and help me shape my personality. In every performance of the dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which we are rewarded with achievements, a sense of one’s being, a satisfaction of spirit. It’s that satisfaction that inspires me to dance more.
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