The Value of Dancing Under the Radar

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e much taller than me. And as I tend to feel nervous about not hitting the beats on time, my movements tend to be much shorter than intended. Though I enjoyed the adrenaline rush through dancing hard, it stresses me out too much.</p><p id="ebf9" type="7">I’m building a much bigger canvas for the song to flow through.</p><p id="9be1">This quieter and gentler approach to dance feels so healing and empowering for me. I love moving through the whole range of movement as much as I can, and taking my time to melt and float with the song. It feels so much easier for my emotions to be expressed more clearly as well.</p><p id="194e">When I use only 20% of my energy to do the movements and 80% of it to focus on being present throughout the dance, I’m building a much bigger canvas for the song to flow through. I am creating much more resonance with my audience.</p><p id="b61b">We can apply the same approach to other aspects of life, too!</p><p id="aa4e">We don’t have to hit hard and hustle to make ourselves seen. We can choose to be led by music that inspires us, and delight in our freedom to explore.</p><p id="f9e1">Here’s one of his contemporary dance routines I enjoyed dancing to in my mom’s living room:</p><div id="9e4f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/mPAw6ornqqU?feature=share"> <div> <div>

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    </div><p id="8146">I hope both my musings and dance offer you some beautiful food for thought on practicing more gentleness in your life.</p><p id="50bd">Love,

Bingz</p><p id="2a3c"><i>I’d love to share an article written by one of my favorite writers, <a href="undefined">Maia Thom</a>.</i></p><div id="d259" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/tread-softly-cebab2b2cc0b"> <div> <div> <h2>Tread Softly</h2> <div><h3>How I’m learning to be gentle with my mind</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*sFc1JmNvZLVSQ7yY)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

We don’t have to hustle to make ourselves seen

Lately, I’ve been feeling called to learn contemporary dance from Will Johnston through his online dance classes. I love how he encourages us to move ‘under the radar’, meaning that our movements don’t have to be louder than the song we are dancing to. His dance choreography includes long, sustained movements that we can take our time to melt into.

We don’t need to push and whack the beats all the time. Dancing this way helps me relax more into exploring the space around me, and to relax more into melting into myself.

I started dancing through hard-hitting old-school hip hop moves two decades ago as a young adult while I was studying in my University. My dance instructor kept telling me to hit the steps with all my might, so that I can be more visible onstage when I perform with my dance mates who are much taller than me. And as I tend to feel nervous about not hitting the beats on time, my movements tend to be much shorter than intended. Though I enjoyed the adrenaline rush through dancing hard, it stresses me out too much.

I’m building a much bigger canvas for the song to flow through.

This quieter and gentler approach to dance feels so healing and empowering for me. I love moving through the whole range of movement as much as I can, and taking my time to melt and float with the song. It feels so much easier for my emotions to be expressed more clearly as well.

When I use only 20% of my energy to do the movements and 80% of it to focus on being present throughout the dance, I’m building a much bigger canvas for the song to flow through. I am creating much more resonance with my audience.

We can apply the same approach to other aspects of life, too!

We don’t have to hit hard and hustle to make ourselves seen. We can choose to be led by music that inspires us, and delight in our freedom to explore.

Here’s one of his contemporary dance routines I enjoyed dancing to in my mom’s living room:

I hope both my musings and dance offer you some beautiful food for thought on practicing more gentleness in your life.

Love, Bingz

I’d love to share an article written by one of my favorite writers, Maia Thom.