I'm going to share my experience at a dance camp I went to this past week.
When I first walked into the studio I only knew 2 or 3 people, and the rest were all very quiet and relaxed. As we started to dance they listened really well, barely said anything to anyone, and we did not have the connection between any of us because we didn;t know each other. Well one of the first things we were told to do was improv. and that is when you do unplanned dancing and free movement, and we were told to interact with each other. It was very awkward dancing with them because you only know them as dancers not human beings.
As the week continued we got more and more comfortable with each other.
This last day we were all there, they all felt like family to me, and I loved each and everyone of them. By this time we were improvising in partners and one partner has their eyes closed and the other guides you as you dance and I felt I completely trusted everyone in the room, it was like I could feel the energy building up even though I couldn't see anyone. When I felt somebody doing the same movement with me, understanding the same thing as me and feeling as if there was only one body in the whole room it gave me chills. We were one. We were all one person. I could feel the love and passion in every dancer in the room, as if it was mine... it was mine. We all understood our bodies and became human beings.
We did a dance called The Temptation of Eve. One girl was Eve and the rest of us were spirits... I felt the energy that was being carried while we were dancing. If somebody felt hurt, I would feel hurt, if one dancer feels a certain way, we all feel that way and we turn our dancing into reality. This is how we communicate, and this is the only way dancers understand each other. You dance to connect with the dancers around you. By the end of that dance I felt like crying inside because it felt so great. And we left the studio, I could feel that energy slowly pulling out of my body, and then it was gone.
Now I know that I do have more than one family and we all share something in common and that is the love and passion of dance. I know that if you are not a dancer, you will not understand this, but it truly is the best feeling I've ever felt and I love my dancing family.
