What the dance has taught me…
well …some of the things…there have been so many 🙂
Along my journey from dancer to performer to teacher…
I have learned
To watch and listen,
to allow room to breath and grow,
to share the journey…
to guide with love, patience and compassion,
to inspire, instigate, kick some ass,
To push you when necessary, hold you back when needed
To envision the possibilities without a need for waiting
To slow down when I had to
To go full force with the dream
Never to question, but just do what felt right
To feel what felt right
To trust
To experiment
Not to fail, but to change ways
To move on when it was time
To not hold on when it was time to let go
To not be afraid to move on
To dream up what I needed next
To go after my heart and soul’s desires
To continue to study formally and informally
To gather knowledge, wisdom,
To know and desire Wellness
To feel good in my body
To move with freedom
To play through my body
To allow my body to be the conduit for expression
To share with another the journey
To honor the moment
To let go of another when the time came
To feel the connection with the earth
To feel the connection with self
To honor the ways, the traditions, those who have come before
While blazing a trail for now
To live and create with integrity
To pass on the skills and knowledge with love
To not hold on tightly
To support and encourage
To demand the best
To not wallow or settle
And to not let you either
To celebrate myself and each other
To hear and make music that moves my soul and body
To grow older with grace and joy
To hold sacred each day and each moment
To love deeper
To allow the hurt and then dance it off
To not hold on to
To change on a moment’s notice
To improvise through life
To make decisions
to live a life I have chosen
to fulfill my purpose of being here
To lead
To follow
To allow the divine inspiration
To listen to my dreams and the ancestors–to build this dance
To give it to you
To teach you to be the best
To inspire you
To join hands
To trust completely
To feel great in my body, and my life…
What my friends, has it taught you?
Share in the comments…. 🙂
These are just a few thing the dance has given me….taught me… lead me to… changed me… so that I can guide you…
with gratitude for the journey
excerpts from the book, Tribal Vision: A Celebration Of Life Through Tribal Bellydance! (go here…
