“Dancers are the athletes of God.”
_Albert Einstein
Do we ever stop to wonder at the miracle of our existence on this planet? In this time and place, each of us is present in our unique and magnificent way. This alone is reason enough to rejoice and celebrate!
In the dance, we can savor our own presence, and when we dance with another or in a group this increases exponentially as we reflect on each other through the dance. Just being present is enough, but the dance usually brings out our best! Very rarely do we dance half-heartedly. To dance is total commitment in the moment. We bring our body, our feelings and our soul into the dance, whether we realise this consciously or not.
To enter the dance is also to enter life. To choose the path of engagement, interaction and joy that can be found when we are truly present. We dance with presence and our body feels, knows and experiences what presence is. Through the dance we learn to be present in our body and so, present in life. Dance is not only a gift to us, but our presence in the dance is a gift to everyone around us too! And when we engage in this way, we bring joy to others simply through the exquisiteness of our presence.
_Christos Daskalakos
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