Category: Creativity and Artwork
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My Life as a Work of Art – Daniel Lismore
I just watched this video by Daniel Lismore – someone who I am horrified to only now be learning about. The artwork, spectacle, and creativity here is immense and awe-inspiring. I am SO SO grateful there are wonderful artists in the world like him – they remind us why we’re here and what we’re doing…
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From Plinky: What activity, task, or game do you love most in the world? Why?
Today, I’m going to go with dancing. Dancing is so amazing. So much of our time is spent outside ourselves: working on paperwork, working on the computer, watching the TV, watching the kids, watching the dogs, doing the chores, taking care of the stuff, escaping into the books/movies/shows. Dancing is one of the few things…
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On the Quality of Movement and Technique
When I was first learning to dance, I remember how I raced to keep up. It was a challenge to make the right movements with my hips – to thrust, twist, and drop them – in time with the music. My practicing often included going over choreography as quickly as I could possibly get through…
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Why Your Brain Loves to Dance
As you know, I’m a huge dance fan. I love dancing and it’s place in Earth and Ritual Magick is long historied, from drum circles and dances, to marriage ceremonies, to ecstatic dance in churches across the nation. It’s hard for us to resist a beat – I know if I’m out and about and…
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Dancing with Spirit
Long time readers of my blog know that one of my passions is dance – specifically, I’m a belly dancer! I’ve been dancing since I was 17. Now, I haven’t danced that whole time – there were years here and there where I barely even practiced at all. But during these times, I always felt…
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Purpose
So, this blog space has been purposed and re-purposed again and again as I can’t quite decide what to do with it. Today, I decided that this is going to be my personal whiteboard. Where I do my thinking, learning, and growing and those of you who run across this blog are welcome to contribute…
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Had a Great Time – Thank You Shutterbugs!
I had a wonderful time dancing for the shutterbugs on Saturday! What a great group! We had a 115 degree weekend, but there was a wonderful breeze blowing Saturday afternoon which kept the park very comfortable. I had the opportunity to dance WITH my teacher, too, instead of just ‘at the same time’ or ‘while…
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A New Direction – Upcoming Performances
Okay, so I change my mind because I can do that. I’m going to keep this blog alive afterall as my belly dance blog – Yay! I’m so excited to have somewhere to post about things! So, I’m performing on Saturday morning for the Casa Grande Shutterbugs, a local photography group who is celebrating their…
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Performing and Energy
It’s a weird thing – at least to me it is. There’s a HUGE energy exchange whenever and artist is expressing, creating, developing, or performing their art. When you’re “in the groove” as an artist, you can totally feel that energy exchange between yourself and the audience. I’m both a photographer and a dancer and…
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Bellydance Update!
Whew! So, I have been keeping VERY busy with bellydancing the last few months! I am amazed and delighted at all the opportunities I have to learn and grow, especially since I’m in a much smaller town than I’ve ever been in! I’ve really found a wonderful community here and I consider all the ladies…
