Noticing a theme here? Figure skating, choreography, and now dance.
In case you haven't noticed yet, I love creative movement. It started (rather embarrassingly) with watching an episode of Dance Moms on YouTube. I was instantly drawn to how effortlessly the dancers were able to convey a story through the simplest of movements. I started watching more and more dance videos, in many of the different styles. Lyrical and ballet pieces are my favorite, being (in my opinion) the most expressive. And I can at least hope to be able to mimic the dancers some day....
Not counting ballet classes when I was six, and a few lyrical classes for skating, I have never taken dance in my life. I've never learned the turns or jumps that most dancers would consider basic. But I have discovered something: the turning movement from figure skating spins translates incredibly well to turning off the ice. I can't spot to save my life, because it's something you would never do in a skating spin. But the basic mechanics of it is the same, and you get that same exhilarating rush of the wind in your face.
I just got my first pair of ballet shoes, and I think I might be in love. On a good day, I can do a triple pirouette, and my record for fouettés is eight. I'm sure that my technique is horrible, but, I honestly don't care. When I do a turn, it's not to make it perfect; it's to enjoy it. Just moving with the music changes everything; it feels like your body is creating the music, creating this unified force of the senses.
Nothing makes me feel more alive than dancing.
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