Its sounds crazy but the other day my cat Lulu was very insistent. We were in the dance studio after a class and she just wouldn't leave me alone. I picked her up, draped her over my shoulder, and we danced. In one ear the sounds of a gentle Samba in the other her purring. Heaven in stereo; we danced together. I know she was having a good time by the depth of her claws in my back. But so was I .
I have this book I picked up in a second hand bookstore - "Dancing with Cats" It’s really one of those off-centre books … but I wonder now? Was Lulu enjoying the dance just because she is so affectionate - or have eleven years of living in a dance environment rubbed off onto her? I'll never know because when I asked her she just looked at me with her cute cat eyes which looked like they might have been saying "what do you think?", with cat resignation. (Talking with your cat is the subject of another story.)
Meanwhile this beautiful moment just highlighted the magic of a dance shared. It may be one thing to dance alone, or even with your cat, but quite another to share with a group of people in the studio. I feel blessed to share dance both online energetically but also more so now that we are back in the studio with a group of people who are prepared to dance through any situation.
Something to remember during these COVID times;
Dance comes first, people come first. Fear and anxieties need to go the back of the line.
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