Once Inspired

Ballet – a formalized type of performance dance, which originated in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century French courts, and which was further developed in England, Italy, and Russia as a concert dance form.

I am in awe of ballet dancers. The level of commitment and dedication it takes to get to the top, the amount of pain and torture on the body is not often associated with the sport (yes – sport) of ballet. Many people might disagree with me when I refer to ballet as a sport by them saying that ballet dancers strive to becoming artists whereas sportmen and women don’t. To them ballet is an art form. Which it is. However, is art not a form of self-expression? And wouldn’t you say that sportmen and women are expressing themselves in their specific sporting discipline? For me the answer to all of those questions is yes.  Let’s not call ballet and sport art. It is a form of art as not all art is sport. Savvy? I like it.

I was moved by the story below.

In a Chinese modern dance competition on TV one unique couple won one of the top prizes. The lady, in her 30′s, was a dancer who had trained since she was a little girl. Later in life, she lost her entire left arm in an accident and fell into a state of depression for a few years.

It took a while before she could even make simple turns and spins without falling. Then she heard of a man in his 20s who had lost a
leg in an accident. He had also fallen into the usual denial, depression and anger type of emotional roller coaster. But, she was
determined to find him and persuade him to dance with her.. He had never danced, and to dance with one leg….are you joking with me?
“No way!”

But, she didn’t give up, and he reluctantly agreed thinking, “I have nothing else to do anyway.” She started to teach him dancing. The
two broke up a few times because he had no concept of using muscle, how to control his body, and knew none of the basic things about
dancing. When she became frustrated and lost patience with him, he would walk out. Eventually, they came back together and started
training seriously.

In the competition, as you will see, they dance beautifully and they legitimately won the competition.”

She without arm, he without leg – ballet – Hand in Hand

Ya now who feels bad for moaning about the weather?

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