Hello everybody!
It has been a very long time that I didn’t write anything on my blog and this has a lot to do with the fact that I kind off processed and worked on the fact that I am not dancing anymore. Writing about this fact was very helpful for me and it definitely made me realize that I am so lucky to have been able to earn my money with dancing, which is my biggest passion ever!
I deliberately write “…IS my biggest passion ever”, because it still is and it always will be. And I do believe that I will always be a dancer, eventhough I am not on stage anymore. I will stay a dancer till I will pass away. It is something inside of me that stays while being alive. I might not be performing or rehearsing and at the same time I am still thinking and living my life as a dancer. For instance I still need to move a lot every day, no matter whether it is fitness, Pilates, Yoga, Nordic walking, etc. Or I always try to optimize or to perfect things like my work as a flight attendant or cleaning at home, etc. Do you also notice this?
And another time that I realized that I was still a dancer and always will be a dancer, is the time when my dear mother sent me a link of a youtube-film about a very old prima ballerina with Alzheimer who performed Swan Lake again as soon as she heard the music. I was so moved and touched by this lady and even writing about it makes me have goose bumps all over again!
This is the link of the short film and maybe you will experience the same emotions and feelings:
The film convinced me of the fact that being a dancer is something that has to do with a feeling or with an inner process and an inner conviction. It is a believe and a way of life, rather than a rational fact or a noticable aspect from the outside.
Even as I didn’t take class for more than 6 or 7 years and even as I don’t go to see dance performances anymore, I still have a dancers spirit and I still see myself as a a dancer. The other day someone in the fitness studio asked me if I AM a dancer since he saw that I am so flexible and before I knew it I answered with “yes”. Normally I would have said that I WAS a dancer, so I guess we can all still call ourselves dancers! That’s how it feels for me anyway!
That’s it for now. Take care of yourselves and I will post soon again!
Yes you really are a dancer and a beautiful one! Love you!
Judith
Thank you, dear Judith!
dearest Jeroen 🥰you are and were my favorite performing artist.
It is always a delightful pleasure to see you and feel your beautiful energy!We are dancers and it is the most rewarding experience of a lifetime to be able to perform and feel, as if we fly and spread our wings with love!
Dear Christine, I really appreciate your wonderful comment!
Thank you again!