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Find beauty in simplicity. Inexplicably I find myself tangled in the complex,
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sets the tone for each day. Dance always begins with the basics.
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spine. Strengthen the backbone. Be the best I can in this moment unlike any
other moment before or after.
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Show up. I am willing with all my heart, yet fearful. Seeking control,
looking good. Dancers sometimes fall. They risk looking foolish. Thought to self
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First position. The chance to start again Choose to begin with the familiar.
It is you who are different, ONLY you. The dance awaits. To dance is to
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