MOVE!
I refrained from calling myself a dancer for years because people have such funny notions about dancing, such as "not being able to do it." And, everyone knows, that we are all dancers. We were born to dance just as we were born to sing! And it's absolutely heartbreaking to see people having a body but forgetting how to in~joy being embodied!
The best part of DANCING is that it is ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIP. Yours, specifically.
Dance is walking, for example. You use your feet to press into the Earth and this Action propels your Body forward through space. So, dance then is about your relationship to the EarthGroundFloor below your feet, first and foremost.
Thus, in Dancing, you don't have to do the splits, spin on point, or look like the people on TV or in Music Videos.
You can Surf, Ride A Bicycle, or Go for a Long Walk.
You can play tennis, snowboard, run a 5K, or climb a tree.
You can do whatever your heart desires, the point is to do something. Yes, you can sit here. And, don't just sit there. MOVE!
It's why you're here - on planet Earth, now. To USE YOUR BODY. To fling through time and space. To rub up against something (or someone). To be pulled into an Other's orbit because their gravity is just so bold, so strong, so full of Mass.
To careen wildly and wantonly. To cooperatively move in synchrony. To Bee as One.
Last Sunday, after the Soular Power Brigade had spent half an hour attempting to move a pre-Thanksgiving crowd of North County San Diego community members, the potluck's host came over the mic and began imploring those who had remained stationary and static in their lawnchairs to "MOVE! Move Your Ass," Victor cried. And, we sang right along with him.
"Wherever your ass goes, your head follows," he said.
YES!
Indeed.
MOVE!
