This post is for UBC Day 10 and also for ABC Wednesday: Z is for Zenith prompt for this week
We
all have varied obsessions; obsessions which make us happy. Fixations which add
ZING to our strides! After all, life
is all about our passion, our ZEST
to live while doing the things we love! For me one of those things is dancing.
While writing adds magic to my life;
dancing helps me overcome blues. I have fancied dancing from the time I was in pigtails.
Infact, I found my best friend while boogying to a ZIPPY tune on my very first day of school. As a matter of fact, dancing
has helped me find some of the gems in my life, queer but true. My first serious
dance performance on stage was when I was in the 3rd standard. Ever
since then I was up on the arena every year; performing and falling hopelessly in love with this rhythmic symphony
called dance.
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| My first ever dance performance on stage |
My inclination towards dance had led
my parents to enroll me into Kathak classes. There I learnt with fervor postures, mudras, tukras, todas, bols and
those ZILLION compositions that make
up this dance. And before I knew it, I had been swept off my feet by it. To
this day those certificates from Lucknow’s
Bhatkhande University are among my most prized possessions.
But then life happened, studies had
to be given more importance and I had to give up my Kathak training. Nevertheless my ZEAL for dance still continued
burning bright. With the passage of years, the stage performances too reduced but
I didn’t need those to dance, did I? I didn’t need a platform for practicing those
graceful twists and turns. Just as wine, my love for dance kept growing. And
why not, for the first compliment I ever received from my husband was for a
dance performance in college. Like I said, dance has always been a generous giver
for me.
Moments absorbed in dance, feet
tapping and hands swagging are euphoric for my soul. I have danced when lonely, with
eyes full of tears. And trust me it felt good. My husband and I also have a
signature dance step that we do; especially when bored out of our wits. And
those crazy dancing sessions at home with my sister and her friends; how can I
forget those? All of it make me smile every time, which trust me is a luxury in
this stressful life!
Today I dance when no one is
looking; when I’m alone or down. And every time I groove, every time I sway the
world just becomes a tad more bearable.
For me every single droplet of distress
dissolves with dance. Does dance do that for you? Does it take you to the ZENITH of happiness too?
Colored
lights,
Adorned
divine,
Flashes
bright!
With blossoms
fine.
A cheery
sight,
Of dancing
figures align.
Euphonious
night,
In sways
entwine.
And
souls excite,
When feet
opine,
A swing
tonight;
To
Dance refine,
Just
one last time!
