One centering breath at a time. One smile at a time. One loving action at a time. And definitely, one dance at a time!
As a choreographer, I have always found myself makng dances about my experiences or the experience I was observing someone else having that affected me emotionally. I think that any artist who works in this way would agree that the process of creating a work about these experiences and releasing it for the world is a cathartic process. For this reason, dancing and making dance is therapeutic for me. And I love that it can also be therapeutic for the audience as well. I have been blessed to have audience feedback confirming this is true about my work in the past and I know it is my purpose for now and beyond! (by the way: This is definitely true in the real, authentic practice of Authentic Movement, as the mover-observer relationship is an important part of the process.)
A few years ago, I had an intuition that I would be making dances again and that I would be inspired by and use the texts of folks like Florence Scovell- Shinn, John Randolph Price, Abraham-Hicks and such. However, I was heavily involved in another life at the time that didn’t have much room for dance. I kicked and screamed with resistance to allow my very nature to BE for several more years. Dramatic change would have to occur in order for me to be the vision I had as my intuition. And WOW! I am a Taurus and in the past that much change has literally felt like it might kill me. So, lots of baby steps is how I have arrived back home– to my purpose and full circle to my dance roots…THIS is where my spiritual journey has led me. I am so grateful to be here and look forward to sharing more dance with the world!
Running across this video today reminded me of my purpose and that vision I had a few years back. The video is from 1930 of Martha Graham. She is briefly discussing how her piece, ‘Lamentation’ had an affect on one of her audience members and how gratifying and ‘deep’ that was to her! : ) I love it. Anyhow, then you will see ‘Lamentation’. Worth 5 minutes if you don’t mind being potentially inspired and moved! : ) Enjoy!
AND….In honor of Memorial Day, I would like to say how grateful I am to be an American and ALL the opportunity that this allows me. I am SO GRATEFUL to all the people who have made and continue to make this reality!
