The World is an Interpretation of Movement and Life is its Vessel
How dance can lead us towards Environmental Health.
In my head, I created this perfect world where I could dance as a living, dance until my body was challenged and my creativity sparkled. Where I could be part of a company performing Balanchine’s works and other brilliant contemporary choreographies in theaters full of spectators. A perfect world where making people happy could be my sole priority and where I didn’t have to worry about paying for my basic needs.
But happiness is an incessant search when we have created a society where power is in taking and not in giving; abusively taking from the illusionary abundance of the world. A world that is thirsty for a change deeper than a territorial occupancy or a new president. A change in the way humans have learned to live and a change in the permanence of our learnings.
In my search for happiness, I have learned that performing brings me joy but my sustained happiness only comes when I am hands-on working to make this very needed change happen.
With this self-learning and investigation of my desire to constantly help, I have come to realize that a part of my contribution could be through my passion. By helping people realize the importance of movement and how this movement connects to the movement of the world. From the smallest flying seed to the constant movement of the sky and the planets.
We live in a place that has given us so much that we got used to abusing it, we gave it for granted. Something that we can’t afford to do anymore. We need art in order to heal this depleted relationship with our environment and dance, in particular, can be a fuel for individual and social understanding. Because dance is a painting made by many people, a synchronized collaboration of society. Where each person brings their own interpretation, feelings, and life experiences into the movement. So that when we see dance, it is like seeing our thoughts reflected in front of our eyes, it is a recreation of what I want to be real or how I live our dreams. It is what we see when we dive into the water or look up at the stars, our perfect interpretation of what is perfectly intangible. It is how we are able to describe what we can’t even write because it lays far deeper than words. What we strive for, the perfect society.
Taking these deeply felt observations and my desire to share my healing experiences. I created Infinity Dancexercise. A series of classes and workshops through which I wish to connect with people from all backgrounds and help them shift their perspective of how they see and take care of their bodies in order to translate it into how they see and take care of their environment. Where a group of people can learn decompressing techniques of movement based on weekly themes.
Within each theme, we go through four phases; reflection, mental and physical fitness, movement, and self-improvement. For example, with the theme monarchs; We reflect on migration, starting from our own lives. How does moving from one place to another affect us, how can nostalgia be an incentive to create a safe, loving, and healthy environment everywhere we go. From work to even the supermarket. We reflect on the impact of our migration on the environment both positive and negative. Then, we translate this into movement. A combination of pilates and yoga focusing on exercising our arms and legs, the vessels of our travels. After which I teach a dance choreography based on monarchs. We end the workshop by setting and discussing individual and group solutions to help monarch conservation, from planting native milkweeds to reducing the use of harsh chemicals.
Another theme is nightlife. Where I lead a reflection about the impact of lights on our lives and the lives of other animals. How does light affect our neurological system? From the constant light on our phones to our altered sleep schedule due to night lights. We acknowledge the importance of a healthy sleep cycle in order to learn ways to help make it possible. I teach stretches, static poses, and breathing techniques to help people relax their muscles and unwind their minds for better sleep. Then I lead us through a dance in a partially dark room. Which helps people experience dance and space in a unique way.
Time is another theme. That guides us in reflecting on the cycle of life. With a workout focusing on strengthening the core and back, as a symbol of stability and youth. We set forward a discussion about the impact of time as a determinant on our lives in order to find ways to make the substance of life itself become the primary factor. We end by mapping our priorities and strategies to start living fully together with time.
Our blue marble is nothing without its oceans. So this is another theme that leads us through our four phases. Set at the beach, this workshop guides us in reflecting on power and powerlessness; like the strength of a wave shaping the sand.
Our physical interpretation comes through a flowy yoga workout focusing on articulation and body waves. We end the workshop by setting forward methods to use our fears as drivers for change as well as actions to help conserve our oceans.
Another theme is plants and food. Where does our food come from and what was the unseen price of our love for filling meats and foreign fruits? We reflect on gratitude and its rewarding effects. This themed workshop revolves around balance; balancing our desires and our intentions. We move through meditations and standing workouts to feel the rewarding effects of our bodies’ fuel.
Another workshop revolves around the Sun. Through an energizing cardio workout. This theme guides us in reflecting on energy. How can we compare our energy with other forms of energy? Our energy can be both renewable and nonrenewable depending on how we approach it. How can we focus it on what we do rather than what we did? Because the present is already the future and the future is a distant memory unless we can substantiate it.
These are only but some of the themes and reflections guiding my weekly workshops. Designed to evolve people’s understanding of our interconnected world. And, more than anything, through platforms like Memberful, I would love to invite as many people as possible to join me in this adventure.
As Philip Kennicott put it; “Art makes us better citizens of the world, more alert to its pain, more intent on its salvation.” (The Washington Post - Philip Kennicott)
We have to realize that we can only make it out of this ecological crisis if we are able to connect with the world around us, to care for it as a part of us and not a foreign entity. We are an extension of the world, and until we understand this, we won’t acknowledge that our existence depends on its well-being. Through self-improvement, we can strive for a healthier society. One that peacefully coexists with all the living beings that share this planet. Because a perfect world isn’t there until we create it hand by hand, thought by thought, and action by action, like the rhythm of life, light, water, time, and everything that surrounds us.
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