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Dance is not merely just shaking your body.
Danc e is not mer ely just shak ing y our body .
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t is a f
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It is a form of art, with our body as the brush
, with our body as the brush
t
and the floor as the can v as . I t is a means t o
and the floor as the canvas. It is a means to
ess
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, and can
o do so
ds fail t
, wher
e w
e
express, where words fail to do so, and can
or
e in
tima
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.
Be done in a more intimate and intense way.
B
y
ense w
e done in a mor
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M ost of our think ing deals with linguistics , -RENJU M ARIA M
Most of our thinking deals with linguistics,
PFT, INTERN
but as each person is their o wn being , so is PFT , INTERN
but as each person is their own being, so is
dance, where everyone has a different style
danc e , wher e ev er y one has a diff er en t st yle
t c
omplimen
yle
, mood
,
ts their a
ttitude
, st
tha
that compliments their attitude, style, mood,
and emotions they go through. And yet,
and emotions they go thr ough. A nd y et ,
get tha
en in
, ev
ound
t danc
e is all ar
people f
people forget that dance is all around, even in
or
outine
, fr
om tha
t pa
the little things in our r
t
the little things in our routine, from that pat
on the back or a fist pump, to that twirl you
on the back or a fist pump , t o tha t t wir l y ou
ou ar
e done with online classes
do when you are done with online classes
do when y
and go back t o the w ar m th of y our bed again.
and go back to the warmth of your bed again.
D ur ing the unf or tuna t e pandemic , dancing
During the unfortunate pandemic, dancing
has been used not just as a means of escape,
has been used not just as a means of escape ,
but as a f or m of r emedy as w ell , because
but as a form of remedy as well, because
when you are dancing, both your physical
when y
e dancing
ou ar
y
sical
, both y
our ph
e synchr
e (body) and men
e
t
state (body) and mental state synchronize
tal sta
sta
oniz
t
with the r
ythm of the music
with the rhythm of the music, immersing
h
, immersing
yourself into the world dictated by the artist,
y ourself in t o the w or ld dic ta t ed b y the ar tist ,
and their jingles , tunes , and melodies .
and their jingles, tunes, and melodies.