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All That Jazz

W aves of my mother’s womb set me into motion for a life filled with movement. The spirit of dance was in the first breaths of my existence on this earth. From my earliest memories of life dance has been in me, around me and has moved through me. I can still remember my first ballet experience. The dancers, which I thought were princes and princesses came to life in their royal palace and floated gracefully across the stage and into my heart. I was enchanted. I wanted to be a ballerina princess when I grew up. So that fall I insisted that my mother enroll me in ballet classes. This was the beginning of the fulfillment of my dream.

I studied classical ballet for twelve years.    Although ballet was my foundation for dance, I wanted to expand upon my foundation and make myself a more diverse and well-rounded dancer.   I started taking dance classes in as many dance forms as I could. I took classes in jazz dance, modern, West African, Latin, ballroom, belly dance and Brazilian dance. I fell in love with every dance form. With every step or movement that I made I experienced a rush, an exhilaration of joy that pumped through my body.   It was and still is amazing.   Some times words cannot fully express the jubilation that I feel while intoxicated with dance.

D ance is life itself to me. Dance is the beat in my heart and the pep in my step.   It is the joy behind my smile that runs at least a mile.   It is the gleam in my eye that winks and says hi.   It is the essence of my being, which brings new light, hope and a reason for believing. The greatest thrill for me is to dance non stop for three to four hours to amazing music that makes my heart sing and awakens my soul.   I will be an 85- year old great grandmother and will still be shaking my hips and bopping my head to my favorite tune.   I am in dance and dance is in me. We are inseparable for all eternity!   I have been caught up in the spirit of dance!