Friday, August 27, 2010

A Secret Love Confessed




I am a lover of beauty in all forms. I love dance and over the years have taken classes in jazz, ballet, tap, clogging, Irish dance, folk dance, modern, hip hop, Latin, and ballroom dance.


My favorite is still ballet. I have neither the correct physical form nor the proper technique to excel at this strict discipline, but I still love it. Maybe it’s ok to love things you’re only mediocre at, to love them for the way they make you feel. When music and motion are in unison, I feel a freedom of expression that has been hard to find elsewhere.


I’m out of school now, dance classes have ended, and I haven’t danced in a long while. Dance classes cost big money and aren’t an option right now. But last night after a tedious day at work, I turned on some music and slowly did my old dancing stretches in my living room. It felt wonderful to loosen my tight, desk-bound muscles. It occurred to me that maybe I need to stop focusing on my restrictions and celebrate what my body still loves to do more often.


What do you do because you love how it makes you feel?

3 comments:

  1. Always always always love ballet. I can't think of anything prettier.

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  2. Of course, I knew that you would share the same love on this one! Except you are really good at it! :-)

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  3. You really made me pause with this one because swimming is the first thing that comes to mind and I haven't gone swimming in so long.

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