Shall We Dance?
18 years of my life I thought I couldn’t dance. All I did at family get-togethers where my cousins displayed their fantastic new moves was- look a little embarrassed or join in, clumsily copying them. I always seemed out of place on the dance floor. Like Osama would at a UN conference. Last year however, something happened that made me realize dancing isn’t such a bad thing. In fact, I even find pleasure in it.
Instead of being convinced that I had two left feet, if I had actually tried I could have been a lot better. But it’s alright really. Dancing is a new ability that I’ve discovered. And what a find it has been!
I used to sit through parties praying for them to get over, and trying to look like I was a part of the wall. Now I can hardly wait for the next opportunity to get grooving. Oh I haven’t told you how the breakthrough happened. It was our college fest, Utsav 08 and every group of volunteers had to prepare a dance act for the inter team event. So we slogged for over a month and put together this unreal performance. We didn’t win and nor was our act completely flawless. But it still was magical. (GO PROTOCOL!) The crowd loved us and we loved us. I loved me as usual. I loved us too. Too much love. After all those gruelling practice sessions, I am addicted to dancing.
Friends from school came up to me and said ‘I didn’t know you danced so well! Why didn’t you ever perform in school?’ You would expect me to be modest and shrug off the compliments. Instead I just beamed with pride and took in all the glory. You could compare it to that feeling you have when you draw a picture for the first time. To you, it’s a masterpiece. My first time dancing on stage made me feel like the Picasso of dance.
I wasn’t born to dance. Though I do think that everyone who is born must dance. Simply for the joy of it. Don’t care if you’re good or bad at it, just shake a leg. Even if it’s just twitching and jerking, it brings happiness. A sure remedy for those bouts of loneliness or the blues. Just let the music play. And dance, baby, dance. 1-2 cha-cha-cha!
yay! protocol was good as per having fun on stage has to be considered,we had fun fun fun,hehehhee,and nobody has two left feet, its just the style u adapt while dancing,a few people have an appealing style and a few exceptionally funny but yeah ne1 can dance muah
eh u danced in teh dark wit me at eh nayaks partee. ok tht sounded bad but ya first time on stage thts cool!
ur ready for axn i think
dancing…. pfft… lamest thing ever…. only tone deaf nerds and losers dance…. dancers and their lame dance music…. repetitive beats over and over again…. dance music should be banned and dancers executed!!!!!
@prabha: we did enjoy ourselves on stage! and yes, some people have style and others just have the spirit. as long as there is joy, it comes through.
@yoldy: dancing at that party was super fun. we need to do a road show someday with our special dance routines.
@pralli: tone deaf nerds and losers? sounds like you. then you must secretly like dancing ha? i must add, i was talking about dance and not dance music..
heyaa
good to see people of ruia in the bloger space
well yes the inter team events does make a lootta ppl fall in love with dance for from 2 left feet to 2 dancing feet
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