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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Playfulness Pours On The Magic
“Play is the highest form of research.”~Albert Einstein Today: photo shoot for an upcoming performance. A little nervous–the first time working with the other dancer; the first time meeting and working with the photographer. New venue. New format. New, new, … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Dance, Inspiration, Mindful, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged buoyancy, Creative Process, Creativity, Dance, flow, fun, Humor, inventiveness, Joy, light, lighten up, magic, movement, Play, playful, playfulness, possibility, quotes, radiance, uncertainty
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Dance: An Elixir of Hope
Tomorrow, I am volunteering at a school to assist a group of adolescent students create a dance together. The themes they’ve chosen involve embracing our differences and love. Some of the details of the project are still fuzzy. And … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Dance, Inspiration, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged accepting differences, body, body wisdom, Choreography, collaboration, Connection, Creative Process, Dance, elixir, empowerment, healing, hope, Joy, movement, mystery, openness, positivity, possibility, quotes, transcendence, uncertainty, understanding
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Kindness: The Time For It Is NOW
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”~Desmond Tutu Yesterday, as I was ordering a coffee, an older lady came into the local café and waited behind … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged Connection, expansiveness, Generosity, heart, Joy, Kindness, light, Love, positivity, quotes
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Shame, Appearance and Me
I’ve recently been using a medical cream all over my face, prescribed essentially to burn off what the doc called “a number” of precancerous spots. Two to three weeks of what would likely be manageable pain and discomfort seemed a … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged Appearance, Beauty, being seen, being visible, belonging, Brené Brown, compassion, courage, empathy, humanity, invisible, Kindness, Love, physical appearance, quotes, rejection, shame, unsightly, vulnerable, worthy
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dancing solo
how can the studio so familiar feel this foreign and daunting limbs that relish movement balk: unsure, cautious, and taut the way, haunting, distant and vague… suddenly something memory? magic? or the sheer force of practice flickers and floods crimson glitter … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Dance, Inspiration, poetry, Soulful
Tagged body, Choreography, Creative Process, Dance, expansive, glitter, movement, perseverance, poetry, practice, rehearsal, solo
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Conversation: Reaching Across The Space Between
I am standing in dance class, watching the gorgeous, masterful teacher demonstrate the movement for the umpteenth time. Movement that is seemingly simple, yet turns out to be highly challenging, even for those of us who have been dancing for … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Inspiration, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged betweenness, Communication, Connection, conversation, Dance, Elm City Dance Collective, eternal, evanescent, hope, humanity, Inspiration, moments, movement, openness, possibility, reaching across, space between, transcendence, understanding, unfamiliar
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WELCOME: The Potency of One Word
Welcome. I’ve always appreciated the openness, kindness and possibility inherent in that lovely word. But I don’t think I fully realized the extent of its luminous power until we moved homes last summer and were welcomed with such generosity into … Continue reading
The Gasping Glory of Making Art
Recently, we attended a concert of music and dance at a high school where I had guest taught. There were many, many talented young artists sharing their work on an extensive, ambitious program. Yet, one of the standout moments … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Dance, Inspiration, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged artist, being home, Choreography, Creativity, Dance, dancer, eternal, eternity, expansiveness, exultation, glory, importance of art, inimitable, Inspiration, Joy, making art, movement, positivity, radiance, reverence, self, soul made visible, transcendence
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