mia michaels is pretty much my dance hero. mainly because of her inspiring routines and words. the quote above is what inspired me to let go whenever i am choreographing anything... whether its a floor combination, technique combination, or a dance... if you can't allow the world to see the feeling you are trying to portray in the dance, then the dance isn't a dance. it is only a combination of movements with no meaning.
learning how to truly express emotions through movement has been life changing for me. i used to write and write poem after poem trying to explain through words how i felt in certain situations. this works great, but actually being able to visualize the feeling is so much more amazing. whether it be happiness, sorrow, heartache, pain... there is always someone in the world that can comprehend the feeling you are trying to express, and not a single word is needed.
when you can truly allow yourself to be completely vulnerable, the amount of moves you can create are endless. so why repeat the same moves over and over again, when there is a world of possibilities? - that is a question mia michaels asked a group of dancers that attended one of her workshops. lucky for me, one of my college teachers was there to hear it.
i've come a LONG way in the last year and i only hope i will be able to grow more.
i LOVE dance.
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