DANCE - more real than real?

“Great dancers are not great because of their technique;

they are great because of their passion.”

_Marth Graham

Dance has been accompanying our human evolution from way back when fire was still a novelty. It’s pervasiveness and resilience against all odds lie in its ability to communicate ideas, express emotions, embody cultural significance, forge connections, and facilitate personal and collaborative growth. Dance is not only symbolic or representational but when we engage consciously to embody our experience, it becomes life itself. Through the body, we have the lived experience of our connection to ourselves, others, and the world.

Dance takes place in real time, real space and with a real body. The focus we bring to the dance augments our reality. The dance becomes a heightened form of our everyday experiences by including all aspects of ourselves in a moment of magic that transcends the mundane. As much as we take ordinary physical actions and translate them into fluid expressive movement, we take our relationships to life and transform them into works of personal and authentic creativity.

Ultimately whether we consider dance “more real than real” is subjective and depends on the context. But when we are in a state of consciousness that transforms and dissolved the boundaries that outline the dance, we merge, flow, and move in a reality that can sometimes feel more real than real.

_Christos Daskalakos