It’s funny how when I decided to take on two completely non-overlapping majors, I never thought that the two would merge into one discipline. But in my French Honors class, our current topics of lecture are contemporary dance, important choreographers, and how their utilization of the space around them is relevant. I guess I should have prefaced this entry by mentioning that I really have been missing dance lately! Reconnecting with something that used to be my utmost passion in life and my raison d’être by watching videos of amazing feats of dance without actually being able to participate myself (of course, we are only talking about dance, not exploring it with our own bodies...dommage!) just seems all a bit unfair. Granted, I still dance in my bedroom occasionally, but I want to feel the freedom of that wide open studio again...jump as high as I possibly can, run and leap as far as possible. The feeling is unlike any other. I can’t even put it into words.
So, since clearly la danse me manque, I’ve looked into dropping in on a few dance classes at l’école de danse d’Aix that one of the other dance majors here is taking. She told me that the first class is always free, so I figure, « pourquoi pas ? ». Honestly, any opportunity I can grasp onto to become more involved in the culture here and break the bubble of just being an American at a school for American students, I welcome it with openness because it will allow me to get that much more out of this semester. In truth, I already feel like a changed person and with only one month left, il faut profiter de tout! I am realizing now that I never want this semester to come to an end...someone slow down time...
So, since clearly la danse me manque, I’ve looked into dropping in on a few dance classes at l’école de danse d’Aix that one of the other dance majors here is taking. She told me that the first class is always free, so I figure, « pourquoi pas ? ». Honestly, any opportunity I can grasp onto to become more involved in the culture here and break the bubble of just being an American at a school for American students, I welcome it with openness because it will allow me to get that much more out of this semester. In truth, I already feel like a changed person and with only one month left, il faut profiter de tout! I am realizing now that I never want this semester to come to an end...someone slow down time...