After my first post on letters (Austen Inspired Part 1- Letters and Love), I’m back with Austen obsession and this time it has to do with two of my greatest passions of all time- love and dancing. As Miss Austen aptly mentioned in Pride and Prejudice, “to be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.”
I think that this statement still holds ground. Here's why:
1. There's no such thing as dancing without emotions. By definition, dancing involves letting go and expressing every emotion. It is probably the most passionate expression of love.
2. Ballroom dancing is an excellent method to understand one's chemistry with a potential suitor. Think about it- Gazing into each other’s eyes, with minimal yet sufficient body contact and lovely music are bound to heighten the romantic experience.
3. When two people dance together, they form a team. Relationships are like dancing, it's about two people letting go of their emotions, dancing as if no one's watching, not caring for the world and trusting each other by leading and being led. When two bodies come together to dance, they function as a team.
4. It really doesn't matter whether you know the proper technique of dancing, just let go- You'll learn as you dance.
Sadly, ballroom dancing has been replaced by dirty dancing (and some shady version of it), which isn’t too bad either (In its defence, it is passionate!), but it is definitely not a step towards falling in love.
So I guess I’ll have to make do with the thousand frogs who dirty dance before my dancing prince charming comes and sweeps me off my feet (both literally and otherwise) with all the grace and charm in the world. And he doesn’t have to be a good dancer for doing so, just a good teammate.
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