The language of dance

Dance is the hidden language of the soul. - Martha Graham

#1 - dance makes me feel like

#2 - i come from a faraway planet. i do not remember where i come from. i am beginning to awaken

#3 - i am Bright Star

#4 - every experience of my life has been for a specific reason

#5 - certain types of music and movement, poetry and literature, places in nature and the world remind me of where i come from, and widen my awakening

#6 - i am strong

#7 - i am brave

#8 - i will never give up

#9 - i am not alone

#10 - dance and movement unlock my true being

#11 - my purpose is light

#12 - i choose to be here

#13 - i am pure joy and delight

#14 - i am guided every step of the way

#15 - there are no mistakes

#16 - India, the rooftop

#17 - the Himalayas, the smiling woman

#18 - dancing in the Spanish house in the jungle in Goa

#19- that one hour of choreography class where i utterly let go

#20 - Tehillah

#21 - five years of modern dance classes

#22 - my college dance class and solo performance to teardrop, could join Tangente

#23 - kitchen dance sessions to daft punk

#24 - every party i have ever danced at

#25 - Big Dance

#26 - every dance performance i have ever seen live

#27 - nia on Bowen Island, you could teach this

#28 - ecstatic dance and 5 rhythms

#29 - nia and horses

#30 - every space i have ever danced in

#31 - burlesque in yurt

#32 - every dance piece i have ever choreographed in my head

#33 - montreal jazz fest

#34 - i am dance

#35 - i am here to dance

#36 - dance is my spirit language

#37 - dance is light

#38 - he has given the voiceless a voice

#39 - deep healing

#40 - i know

#41 - i am here now

#42 - it's about the process, not the outcome

#43 - it comes through my body from another place

#44 - Elohim - Divinity

#45 - there are no obstacles but fear (illusion) and myself

#46 - all is well

#47 - Martha Graham

#48 - Gabrielle Roth

#49 - a deep, ageless knowing. even if i were to tap into this Source on the very last day of my life, its bright power could heal the entire planet

#50 - i surrender

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