WHO is dancing?

 

Where do we look to find ourselves? 

For many, it’s in the past.  Defining ourselves from the stories that have long been, means that we define look and find ourselves in the past.  A place that has to be recreated through foggy memories and pent-up emotions.  A place that no longer exists except in the telling and retelling of those very tired stories.

So, who is here now?  Who am I when I let go of the past and quietly put the anxieties of the future to one side.  Who am I when I am fully present here now?  One of the ways in which these existential questions can be answered is through dance.  When we dance, our movements, our feelings, and our experiences are in the here-now.  When we connect with the dance and be fully present in our bodies, we begin to uncover our true selves.  If for a moment we let go of the past and dance fully in the presence of our presence, then what we uncover, and experience is peace, joy, and bliss.

_Christos Daskalakos