Dancing makes life so much better

"There are short-cuts to happiness and dancing is one of them" 
-Vicky Baum

What would life be without dance? 

I grew up in surroundings where dance is not really approved or understood. Yet I have learned to love dancing to such extend that I could not imagine a life without it. It has been said that life without music would be a tragedy. Well, the same goes with dancing. Music needs its partner to be alive.

Dancing goes back in history a long time. Before written language was invented people used to tell stories through dance; and they still do. It's a way of communicating with one another, just as art, theatre, writing or talking. 

Wikipedia describes dancing as nonverbal communication between humans (and by some animals too). Many sports such as figure skating, gymnastics and different marshal arts incorporate dancing. 

Through dance you can express emotions and tell a story. Dance can make you laugh or it can make you cry, it can make you happy and sad at the same time. At best dance and music perfectly combined can touch your soul.

As a journalist - and a human being - I'm very much interested in different ways of communicating and expressing feelings. It's fascinating how different things can really move us. Through dance we can experience all possible emotions in this world. It is entertainment, but not just that. Life itself is a dance. You can't live without it - and you shouldn't (plus it's fantastic exercise..!). 

I'm sorry that my blog is full of video clips this time, but I think this topic needs them. You can not feel what I try to explain without seeing some awesome dancing. 

It's a shame that certain people consider dancing as something bad and not approvable. I believe they are missing out on something that can be pure joy and happiness. Dancing just makes life so much better! And to quote the song on the second video: life without dance is like life without air.


"Dance is the hidden language of the soul"
-Martha Graham