What is this illusion of perfect beautyThat we cling to with such desperation?Why is it that what we areIs deemed less than the imaginings of what we'Should' be?The joy in my smile is not diminishedBy teeth which don't lie straight.Nor do the blemishes that scatter my skinLike fallen constellationsLessen the softness of its touch,Or its [...]
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Confessions of a Dancing Heart
The last few weeks (and months) have been filled with rehearsals and musical dilemmas as we prepared for the Lina Monti School of Dance 20th anniversary show. I have been dancing with this school for the last 20 years (plus another 9 years before that, when it was Hazel Grove Academy of Dance); I have [...]