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Joy In Motion
02-27-2010, 12:10 AM
A short but interesting article from Psychology Today with some good quotes on the inspiration of music...

Why Do You Dance? It seems you're lost in music (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dance-psychology/201002/why-do-you-dance-it-seems-youre-lost-in-music)
Ray Sison
02-27-2010, 12:44 AM
A short but interesting article from Psychology Today with some good quotes on the inspiration of music...

Why Do You Dance? It seems you're lost in music (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dance-psychology/201002/why-do-you-dance-it-seems-youre-lost-in-music)

Thanks for that. Many of my instructors and dance partners over the years have told me that they can feel me expressing the music as we dance. And I have been told that they can also see me doing that as well. How deeply fulfilling that has been...
flashdance
03-03-2010, 03:37 PM
Ah, yes... Mr. Lovatt posted about this on here a short while ago asking for our thoughts on DF...

http://www.dance-forums.com/showthread.php?t=34799
Joy In Motion
03-05-2010, 07:48 PM
It's interesting to read what people write in non-dance publications; they usually offer something different than we're used to hearing.

Another addition posted today called Dance? I'd rather have my fingernails pulled out! (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dance-psychology/201003/dance-id-rather-have-my-fingernails-pulled-out). :'(
Ray Sison
03-05-2010, 09:06 PM
It's interesting to read what people write in non-dance publications; they usually offer something different than we're used to hearing.

Another addition posted today called Dance? I'd rather have my fingernails pulled out! (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dance-psychology/201003/dance-id-rather-have-my-fingernails-pulled-out). :'(

Yeah, that's just how human beings are. We have our own interests and our own perspectives. Locally (the Dallas-Fort Worth area), some of the sportscasters chided Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin for competing in DWTS. On the other hand, a few said that they did not mind that or watching DWTS because of all the beautiful female dancers.

So, there will be people with no interest in dance; as there are many of us who have no interest in, say, deer hunting or NASCAR (except when Danica gave it a whirl!)...