This is a
duplicate blog entry from Motion365, my personal dance adventure
from 2010-2011. Notable entries have been copied to this blog so students
and fellow dancers may enjoy the ponderings and combos created from the
experience.
December 28, 2010
Song: Lust by Bas Sheva from
Strip
Today
one of my motion dreams came to fruition.
I begin a long-awaited journey to explore the art and athleticism of
pole fitness and dance.
Lust, identified with sexual desire, is also
defined an as ardent enthusiasm, zest, or relish. Throughout tonight’s Motion365 I relished the
feel of my body making acquaintance with my new dance partner. Some movements - like undulations and hip
gyrations - already feel at home in my body and wink in and out of my movement
exploratory. It’s a flirt, a tease, a
celebration of my sensuality.
Other movements - outside my existing motion
vocabulary - leave me feeling a bit awkward and clumsy. Equal measures of giggles, foolishness, and
naivety mix within me. It’s as though
I’m a child playing dress up in an exhibitionist’s closet. How I desire to feel at home in her realm; to
look in the mirror and see muscular arms, a toned core, and sex appeal seeping
through my pores. I want to feel
confidence and radiance in this unfamiliar territory.
I take comfort in knowing these are my first
attempts at crawling in a new world.
I’ll start with a slink around my partner, a slide down its side, and a
twirl around its base. I’ll hold tight
to its strength with the knowledge it takes crawling to eventually work up to
my first trembling steps.
Eventually, my unsteady footing will plant in solid
ground and (in an oxymoron of epic proportions) my wings will expand and take
flight in aerial maneuvers.
I crave twirls, spins, inversions. I yearn for long lines, graceful level
changes, and upper body strength. I lust
for a partnership where I become one with my partner and my partner becomes one
with me.
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