I read the following question on the Atash Maya tribe; the context was Sabrina Fox asking why are you dancing and stuff like that and then there was this question: And where are you going to let it, or where do you want it to take you?
Amazing question. Very timely question, with all the pondering that I do lately.
I find the wording of the question very very very interesting. The question is not 'Where do you want to take your dance?' "You" are not doing the action in her question... "dance" is... Such a different way of looking at things!
Where do I want dance to take me?
And where will I let dance take me?
I shall have to ponder on those questions. I don't have an answer yet. ;o)
That being said, the immediate thought that comes to my mind about the latter question (where will I let dance take me) is that it feels like, actually, I have my hells dug into the earth and I am not letting it take me anywhere. That is very telling, isn't it? I may have a hard time embracing that whole art thing because, well, as I've said on other blogs, for the longest time, I was not the artist, my dad was. This whole concept of me, Celeste, Isabelle, call-me-what-you-want, as an artist is one that I can't wrap my arms around... but that's a foolish thought in and of itself because, well, how can you wrap your hands around art, especially if it's of the immaterial kind like dancing?
The next thought that popped to mind was that I should just "ride the wave." As in, ride the dance wave. And then now I just thought... okay... I dig my heals into the earth. Now, take it to the water (since I am using the wave analogy). What happens to someone who attempts to do water skiing and digs his or her heals in the water or tries to somehow stay on the pier? Easy answer: there might be some tumbling but, inevitably, that person would fall (proabably head-first) in the water. Now, if the person lets him or herself go completely, a fall in water will be imminent too. However, if the person lets him or herself go with proper technique, I am sure that it's a very pleasant experience to glide on water! I've got the technique. That part is covered. Now I just need to let myself be pulled by the dance boat! ;o)
Comments I had received
From Parvaneh:
Sometimes we don't realize where we have travelled until we look back at the road behind us. You dance, you write poetry, you choreograph. Sounds like an artist to me! I am sure your dad would be proud of your creative efforts
From me:
Ooh! Touché, friend!
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