"Even if you are not that good, dancing frees the body to
float along with the music, and to cast off stress."
_Byron Pulsifer
Many speak about dance connecting body and mind. The truth is that they never were separated, it’s just that we are not always aware of the impact the one has on the other. Our moods are often determined by the state of our body, and what we think can influence the way our body interacts with the world around us. Dance gives us the opportunity to become aware of this connection and so integrate body and mind – finding harmony.
Dance can bring harmony to both our body and mind through carefully balancing and stimulating a full range of experiences. As a form of self-expression, dance mirrors our sense of self, and who we feel we are. At the same time this is bidirectional and dance can shift these mental constructs through creativity and freedom of movement. When we experience something different in our body, it changes the way we think and feel. Letting go into a beautiful dance can dispel negativity and bring healing.
The more balance we find between our physical, bodily experiences and our mind of thinking and imagination, the more harmony we bring into our experience of life. To be at peace is to be in a place where the one is not in conflict with the other. No, to self-limitations imposed on our thinking and feeling, and no, to the disqualifying judgements around the body. Yes, to dance! To dance is to accept both the beauty of the body as well as the magic of the mind. Together they form dance. And, dance brings them together in perfect harmony and balance
_Christos Daskalakos
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