Dance to the music of life

Do you know today 29th April is International Dance day

International Dance Day was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), a UNESCO partner NGO, and is celebrated on April 29 every year.

I know a lot of you will say every day should be a dance day…yup you are absolutely right but its something like celebrating Birthday.Something just to make a day special, something that tells you this was the day years back when you came to this world. or realised how important a particular cause was…

That one day keeps reminding you what not to forget

Dance is in our blood. every one can dance even those who say they can’t, they just don’t know it yet, but they are excellent dancers. Every thing and every one under the sun can dance

 “Dance as if you can, because its in your heart to do so” STEVEN BELL :)

 

look at that man in the wheelchair listening to music,shaking his head,tapping his fingers on the arm of the chair, have you seen anyone dancing more beautifully.

dance is every time your soul sways to the music that soothes and makes it happy

look at that mother baking cake for her loved ones in the kitchen. how she sieves the flour,mixes egg and makes a  batter,puts it in the oven and switches on to another chore. Have you seen anyone dancing so rhythmically.

Dance is in every work done with dedication,practice and love.

look at the man carrying files,hoping from one desk to another.get in and out of the lift to deliver those files in time, and sometimes when no one is watching he slides in or out of the lift,just for fun

Dance is finding joy in your every day work.

look at the puppy wagging his tail,and with every wag its bum shakes,how cute is that

look at the kids playing in the park,spreading happy vibes all around

At the trees dancing to the tune of breeze no matter how scorching or freeing it is outside

Dance is everywhere

in everything

So dance or find your dance

Don’t wait for that perfect shoe

just be yourself and dance

Dance even if you are barefoot

dance in sickness and in health

dance for your friends and family

Dance to make that crying child smile

Dance to make a dull day bright

dance to the music of love

dance to the rhythm of life

dance cos you are alive

dance cos you got this chance

dance for today

dance cos YOU CAN

Wishing all of you a Happy dance day. may all of you find a reason to dance and find joy in everything you do

Hugs,Smile and Chance- a fairy tale

I used to teach in a school, it was a kind of arrangement that worked out well for both my daughter and the school. They were taking good care of my daughter ( those days it was near to impossible to get an autistic kid in a normal school set up..still is but we are working on that) and I in turn used to help them out . During the short teaching career I taught science, geography, drama and dance. But my main job was to help out kids with learning disabilities( dyslexic,autistic,and other kids with learning difficulties)

following are just a few incidents from those days ……

“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”   

  ―   G.K. Chesterton

life is a dance i said

every one dances

even the ones with two left feet?

asked a kid

cos I can’t dance

oh they are brilliant you see i said

for anyone can dance but to dance like you

now that is hard

the kid looked at me and then laughed and said

OK i will teach you mine and you teach me yours

so we danced to every music on the CD that day

he learned to dance pretty soon

and me oh i am still learning

its hard to unlearn you see

life is a song

every one sings i said

even the ones who don’t follow the beat?

asked the kid

cos i cant sing like others

oh anyone can sing like them i said

but to be you its hard will you please teach me

and we sang every thing we could that day

and the kid is now a lead singer in one of the bands

and me well it really hard to be that different you see

life is a drama i said

every one acts

even the one who freeze?

the kid asked i do well in rehearsals but

out in front of people i cant say a thing

oh its easy to say some lines i said

but to know what you can’t and ask for help is brave

let’s do one thing

start with helping others say their lines

and you stand out in open

and then slowly one day we will get you into the play

and the kid today is  doing pretty well in plays and debates

and me oh well i cant freeze i just have too much to say all the time you see

ever wondered how a little encouragement

and warm smile makes such huge impact on a kids life

well try it

don’t force anything on anyone

just a friendly push is all that they need

some will start early

some will be late bloomers

some will do it in no time at all

and some will take months

but they all have something

all they need is patience, hugs, smile and chance

we can give them all that

can’t we