ABOUT DANCING By Andrew Abrams
To My Circle of Friends, As many of you may know, I spend a great amont of time dancing. I find it so enriching for my mind, body, and spirit. One of the reasons for my producing the Circle of Friendstm parties is to share all of the same benefits with my dance buddies. Some of you may also know me as someone who finds pleasure in sharing ideas about living a joyful life. Therefore, I offer to you the following articles. To those of you who don't know me very well, please be advised that all of my interests are about social partner dancing. If you are interested in performance dancing or you are headed for the dance olympics, you will not find much of interest here. Andrew *** SAME DRUMMER …DIFFERENT MARCHERS
One of my favorite dancers is a fellow who frequents a local dinner/dance place. His movements on the dance floor are, to say the least, quite eccentric. The other oddities about this fellow are that his wardrobe is somewhat unusual and he has the habit of whistling to the music while he's dancing. I have always noticed that onlookers who don't know him are always snickering and giving him the critical eye. My silly dancing friend is consistently the happiest dancer I have ever witnessed. One could say that he always seems to be in a blissful state. The next time you are thinking negative thoughts about another dancer's "incorrectness" please allow yourself to judge not their style, but recognize their right to enjoy themselves at any level of competency. If you do that you may enjoy your own dancing much more and really appreciate the antics of my totally blind friend who would never be able to criticize your performance …he can't see you; and he's just too busy being happy! *** Click here if you want to discuss social dance topics on my blog. Click here if you want to read about health issues related to dance. |
