"Open your heart, it's beautiful inside."
Can anyone be a dancer?
Inspired by the song ‘Heart of the Dancer’ by Johnny Clegg & Juluka I wondered if it was a special person that becomes the dancer? Is there a heart of the dancer different and special from others? There is no doubt that once the music starts and we begin dancing there is a magic that emerges. It’s very few people that will not be moved by the music. For some, to dance comes naturally as if there is already an inbuilt system of dance. For others it is a challenge.
The challenges that prevent us from dancing are many. For some, it is the self-image we hold about the body – when negative, it’s something to hide, not display and celebrate. For others there are ideas of inadequacy – I am not creative enough, I don’t know how, etc. And for others it may be a disconnection from life that comes about through various challenges that lead us to withdraw.
The truth is that music, movement and dance are hardwired into our brain. These are early evolutionary systems that have served us for aeons. Maybe all it takes is to find our own heart, listen to the truth about our self instead of the stories we imagine or conjure up. Gently we move out of the way and let the heart speak through the gentleness of our breath. That is where movement began and will carry on regardless. Maybe we follow that breath with gentle
movements so the like a seed that emerges from the ground, our dance grows and flowers. And when in full bloom, we realise that everyone has the heart of a dancer.
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