The Joy of Imperfection

“The greatest enemy of ordinary daily goodness and j

oy is not imperfection, but a demand 

for some supposed perfection or order.”

_Richard Rohr

My formal dance training was shaped in a world of mirrors, precision, and perpetual striving. A feeling of never being good enough permeated every class draining the joy out of dance. Driven by the desire to be that perfect dancer classes sometimes became a weight and stressful.

On the other hand the trust placed in me by my teachers created a different yet conflicting perception of self. This all changed when I discovered a way to let go of technique and rediscover the unfiltered joy of dance I had grown up with. My discovery of Biodanza was pure excitement because here I didn’t have to “become a dancer”, I was “already a dancer”. Every person who steps into a Biodanza class is a dancer of life.

In these spaces we dance life and every experience is valid and has its place. There are no “perfect” dances, nor “perfect” technique. There is just the dance which connects us with a deep and profound freedom to just be ourselves. Each dance shines a light on what is genuinely unique and magical about each one of us. In these moments there is neither perfection nor imperfection – just life

_Christos Daskalakos