Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Date a girl who dances


Date a girl who dances. You would not normally find her in the noisy squalor of an underground night club, but even if you do, she will so easily stand out from the crowd of impassively gyrating bodies - for she will be resplendent in the beauty of her genuineness, the liveliness of her emotions, the gracefulness of her moves, in the truthfulness of her smile. She is not there for the hollow reckless pleasure of an intoxicated youth; she has come out to celebrate with her friends, to enjoy, to share, to laugh, to express herself - so striking in the beauty of the various expressions of joy that she carves out, with every movement of her body - that you are struck wondering if you ever knew what it meant to really have fun!!

She does not take much notice of the surroundings, of all the drunken people around; she is involved only with her friends and on sharing a good time with them. Although all eyes are on her, it is really hard to attract her attention. But if she does manage to notice you, and better still invites you to join them - consider yourself the luckiest man of the moment - for that night you will come out knowing what it really meant to have a good time, uninhibhited by the fears of social awkwardness, letting your inner joy speak through your chaotic and clumsy movements; displaying truthful expressions of your emotions - and you realise in the very first meeting with her: the futility of pretending socially and the joy in being who you truly are!

Consider yourself even more fateful if you manage to find your way to her studio. There she will be - celestial in her presence, sure yet so nimble footed, with the enchantress of a temptress yet with the grace of a goddess, with the flair of a dancing peacock yet with the sensitivity of a crawler, so intuned to her senses yet so open to her surroundings. She might call her to have a dance with you. Don't be afraid, despite all her talent she will still welcome and accept your naiveness. She will hold your hand, pull you just a tad closer, calm down your racing senses, guide your step, and swirl along with you; teaching you and showing you the beauty in patterns, in design of movements, and in expression of forms.

She does not need your words to understand you; she is apt at picking up on your body language. She is sensitive to the slightest quivers of your hand, the increased palpitations of your heart, the parchness of your throat, the hesitation in your voice, the battling of your eyelids, and the other nuances of your non-verbal cues - in less than 10 minutes she will have you profiled without you saying anything. Within a few more meetings, she will know more about you than you do yourself.

She will always accept you as you are! But still would always want you to improve, get better. She will work on you, teach you, help you learn. She will hold you close, watch your steps, guide and direct them, make you hold your head high in confidence. The sincerity in her efforts only overshadowed by her selfless dedication to your learning. She draws her joy in the happiness of your progress, satisfaction in your continuous improvement - she achieves in your achievement, succeeds in your success.

Years of dance have imbued in her the appreciation for the cadence of life - well understanding that moments of life go up and down, highs are followed by lows, that there is a rhythm to the phases of life, she empathises in the ballads of sadness and rejoices in the carols of happiness. She is able to hold your hand and lead the step during the flow of tide and would so gracefully follow at other times. She will stick with you through thick and thin, for she understands that the rhythm will soon change.

She is emotional for sure. Despite being so emotive through her dance, she sometimes find it hard to express herself. She writes a daily dairy probably, or small sweet poems of pain and pleasure, and reads books to keep her company. She sobs and is really sad at the death of a near one, is so happy at the success of a friend on other occasions. She feels like being alone sometimes, at other times she will spend hours upon hours in your company chatting about things.

Her emotional connection goes beyond her own self. She revels in being the cause of somebody's smile, a reason for somebody's happiness, a cause for their celebration. She has a wider appreciation for people, of their culture, is happy to share in their joys and sorrows. She is most likely interested in travel - not the touristy photo clicking kind of travel - but rather being inspired by the aesthetics of the architecture, the calmness of a solitary street, the vibrancy of a busy bazaar, intrigued by that old gypsy woman playing the string, charmed by the little girl flapping in the puddle outside her poor hut. She knows that life is not about dreaming for big but cherishing these small fleeting moments of simple pleasure and observation.

She is not demanding. She has sophisticated yet simple tastes in life. She likes being amongst people, yet longs at time for being far away from the maddening crowd. She is urbane yet so enticed by the rustic charm of a cobbled street, she is a connoisseur in coffee yet prefers having them in small home styled coffee bars. She will fill your life with these simple yet invaluable pleasures - she will cook for you the most sumptuous meal, labour hard to bake you that perfect cake, choose your dress appropriate to the occasion, do your hair in the latest fashion style she has learned, nurture you when you are sick and love you with all her mind, body and soul. For her, pleasure is spending those precious moments with you - holding you in the passionate embrace of Waltz under the moon by an Alpine lake, of crazily breaking into Samba on the streets of Rio, joining in the Sardana in the old market square of Barcelona, and in having your perfect first dance on the day of your wedding. She will live in the moment with you and leave you with moments that you would have truly lived.

Her dedication in her dance practice has taught her to be patient and persevering. She knows the importance of practising, of rehearsing, of perfecting that small elusive move. She will put in hours of effort, sweat, and dedication in planning, preparing, rehearsing, re-planning and practising again for that flawless execution of her final performance. She will do the same with your life - she will work hard in the background, ensuring everything is in its proper place - that the food has the perfect blend of spices, carefully choose the music, ensure That the lighting is appropriate - and all this just for a normal day dinner. She lives for these little moments of joy and well knows the secret recipe of hard work in making these moments possible. She is stubborn at times, slightly obsessive yet never compulsive, ruled at times more by her heart than her mind - but you will love her for all that. She is not perfect in every sense of the word, but she will ensure that the moments that you spend together would not be very far away from perfection!

It is not only the dedicated effort that matters - for she very well knows that the grace, the poise, the awe in a dance hinges on the balance and coordination between couples. She is accepful and tolerant on differences, knows that shades of life are not always black and white, she even lets the differences exist - it would be so boring otherwise. You do not have to be completely like her to win her over; she does not even want that. All she needs from you is to complement her well; she can find that balance between you and her, cover your flaws and work on your strengths, coordinate each other efforts to sync together with the rhythm of life and in choreographing a performance out of the mundane steps of life.

Consider yourself the luckiest man if she decides to choose you as her life partner. Your loyalty would the sync, your faith the balance, your acceptance the grace, your commitment the chemistry, your understanding the confidence, your trust the passion, with which you two will choreograph on the music of your love - the most amazing and wonderful dance performance - called LIFE. And when you do finish, it would be nothing short of deserving a standing ovation from the audience, who have had the pleasure of witnessing a flawless performance!!

3 Comments:

Blogger Ankur Malhotra said...

Balli,
This is such an eloquent, vivid and vibrant piece. You have the great gift of writing and I would always push you to write more.

My words might fail to express, but I could see her while I was reading.

To me, it was like you described someone so perfect that one craves for all their life. Lucky is the man who will have her as his friend. Hope you are one :)

And one question, did the picture inspire this article, or you just found it after you wrote it?

5:10 PM  
Blogger RandomCuriosity said...

A very well written piece.

7:33 AM  
Blogger Baldip Singh Kohli said...

Thanks a lot for appreciation.

12:40 PM  

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