Beautiful 🙂 Dance has been a part of me all my life...
"Dance is the fastest, most direct route to the truth, Gabrielle Roth says — not some big truth that belongs to everybody, but the get down and personal kind, the what’s-happening-in-me-right-now kind of truth.
We dance to reclaim our brilliant ability to disappear in something bigger, something safe, a space without a critic or a judge or an analyst.
We dance to fall in love with the spirit in all things, to wipe out memory or transform it into moves that nobody else can make because they didn’t live it.
We dance to hook up to the true genius lurking behind all the bullshit — to seek refuge in our originality and our power to reinvent ourselves; to shed the past, forget the future and fall into the moment feet first."
Diana, thank you for sharing this. I’ve never heard this quote before but it’s stunning and so true. I love that line “We dance to fall in love with the spirit in all things, to wipe out memory or transform it into moves that nobody else can make because they didn’t live it.”
Dance is so beautiful in a pure way because it requires a presence with the self. Spontaneous/freestyle dance is amazing in that way. What type of dance did/do you practice?
I love to dance. I had professionally danced Bulgarian folklor… since I was seven years old. Bulgarian folklore has a special place in my heart. For me, it is a land, hearth, love, history, a sense of belonging to an age-old tradition, a feeling imbued with magical energy, synchronicity. In recent years, I stopped dancing folklore, but I love to dance this spontaneous/ freestyle dance (as you perfectly say). Whenever I hear a great song and my soul starts dancing, the body has no choice but to follow.😉
The dance is not only steps, it is first and foremost a feeling; magic that recharges not only the body... but everything inside and outside of you. To understand ... how your body moves, to learn to communicate with it beautifully and fully, in a steady, tender embrace ... it's magical. So, for me, the dance is exactly that – an attitude towards the world and a passion served in rhythm.
"And the dance is a wave - real, sincere, tidal, graceful, beautiful and good.
Wow! Love the way you write about this. I had to look up the folklore dance and it looks really fun. It’s cool to see how communal it is. And great quote from MJ, I find that that is the challenge often times with dance, to be able to fully lose yourself in it, especially around people. Appreciate your insight on this Diana x
Once again you manage to move me! I love the stories you tell!
I love hearing this story after seeing your incredible mini documentary! Xx
Keep it up
Puchi! Thank you!!! I’m glad this one resonated with you, thank you for all of your kindness ✨🤍
Beautiful 🙂 Dance has been a part of me all my life...
"Dance is the fastest, most direct route to the truth, Gabrielle Roth says — not some big truth that belongs to everybody, but the get down and personal kind, the what’s-happening-in-me-right-now kind of truth.
We dance to reclaim our brilliant ability to disappear in something bigger, something safe, a space without a critic or a judge or an analyst.
We dance to fall in love with the spirit in all things, to wipe out memory or transform it into moves that nobody else can make because they didn’t live it.
We dance to hook up to the true genius lurking behind all the bullshit — to seek refuge in our originality and our power to reinvent ourselves; to shed the past, forget the future and fall into the moment feet first."
Diana, thank you for sharing this. I’ve never heard this quote before but it’s stunning and so true. I love that line “We dance to fall in love with the spirit in all things, to wipe out memory or transform it into moves that nobody else can make because they didn’t live it.”
Dance is so beautiful in a pure way because it requires a presence with the self. Spontaneous/freestyle dance is amazing in that way. What type of dance did/do you practice?
I love to dance. I had professionally danced Bulgarian folklor… since I was seven years old. Bulgarian folklore has a special place in my heart. For me, it is a land, hearth, love, history, a sense of belonging to an age-old tradition, a feeling imbued with magical energy, synchronicity. In recent years, I stopped dancing folklore, but I love to dance this spontaneous/ freestyle dance (as you perfectly say). Whenever I hear a great song and my soul starts dancing, the body has no choice but to follow.😉
The dance is not only steps, it is first and foremost a feeling; magic that recharges not only the body... but everything inside and outside of you. To understand ... how your body moves, to learn to communicate with it beautifully and fully, in a steady, tender embrace ... it's magical. So, for me, the dance is exactly that – an attitude towards the world and a passion served in rhythm.
"And the dance is a wave - real, sincere, tidal, graceful, beautiful and good.
Dance is pure love.
And I'll keep dancing...
and I dance... and I dance...
until there is only ... she ...
The dance!"
… as the great Michael Jackson says🙂
Wow! Love the way you write about this. I had to look up the folklore dance and it looks really fun. It’s cool to see how communal it is. And great quote from MJ, I find that that is the challenge often times with dance, to be able to fully lose yourself in it, especially around people. Appreciate your insight on this Diana x