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Attachment
The dance was only the beginning, they soon learned.
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What Makes a Dancer?
Not exactly the technique. A person can go to dance school for years, but if she doesn’t feel it; if she feels no passion come from within, she doesn’t deserve the title. I always remember a quote, attributed to Antonia Mercé “La Argentina” — a flamenco dancer “known for her creation of the neoclassical style of Spanish dance as a theatrical art.” (I’ve seen some really good flamenco dancers and I can tell you, I’ve never seen so much passion poured out in one performance.) The quote goes: There are no schools to create dancers, just as there are none to create poets… The technique, invisible for the spectator, forgotten…
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An Apology
We’re not perfect Do you ever wonder why we’re holding on to this anger? I haven’t forgotten what we’re fighting for But I’m starting to wonder if it’s worth it at all I want back the you I used to know I’m not willing to forget, just willing to forgive Or is it the other way around? All I can think is how short life can be This is pointless We’re not getting any younger, let’s pick up where we left off let’s start a new dance, let’s write a new song. Do we want to get older and regret it for the rest of our lives? So many what-ifs…
