Delighted by the opportunity to publicize Emma's feminist side, particularly among followers sometimes reluctant to share her with any movement not strictly anarchist, I offered him a glossy shot of a stalwart, hatless Emma in a pince-nez and referred him to several prose passages, particularly the dancing episode, which seemed to me to embody her most lively feminist spirit.
Did I propose Emma's statement about "freedom, the right to self-expression, everybody's right to beautiful radiant things"? In gratitude, Jack promised me all the T-shirts I wanted, at cost. Several days later, when I picked up my shirts along with my precious glossy, I was surprised to find a succinct abridgement of Emma's dance story spread boldly acoss the shirt--the first and most common version of the now-famous slogan: "If I can't dance I don't want to be in your revolution.
I searched Emma's texts for the statement; it was nowhere to be found. But Jack was so pleased, the festival was so soon, Emma looked so lively printed in red and black on a variety of rich background colors, that I hadn't the heart to register an objection in the name of scholarship.
After all, the apocrypha appeared on a mere gross or two of T-shirts, which surely could not require the same standards of accuracy as, say, book blurbs extracted from book reviews--and the sentiment expressed was pure Emma indeed. But history and fashion exploded so quickly in those hungrily feminist days that the slogan on the original shirt-run was soon dispersed and copied and broadcast nationwide and abroad, underground and above, sometimes, absent a text to be checked against, changing along the way like a child's game of Telephone, until Jack's initial lighthearted liberties had taken wing as quotable lore and soared up into the realms of myth.
When all my shirts from the original batch had been given away to friends and my own worn to a rag, I decided to buy another. Only the new shirt, purchased in an uptown bookstore, sported a different picture of Emma--this time in a floppy hat--and a different version of the by now legendary legend, different still from the one I sometimes flaunt on a button.
But, hey, if you can't wear what you like, who wants to be in your revolution? All rights reserved. Except where otherwise noted, this work is subject to a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4. All the Best.. Lunard aka-Lou Jaffe. I love getting out on the floor and losing myself in the music. Dance is my life, my everything. I totally agree when you said that dance can be used to show what you truly mean when words are not enough. That is actually the reason why I wanted to watch dance films too.
Thanks for adding that it is how I will choose to remember the moments to come with my future husband. I love to dance; I took ballroom classes for 4 years and it gave me purpose, good health, clean fun, a great set of friends, and happiness. I miss and love dancing.
My dad was Luis Kalaff! He brought Merengue to the USA. I loved dancing when I was a little kid. It has always brought me SO much joy. However, being in the South of Alabama and not being able to dance, has put a dampen on my life. I always listen to latin music, and I dream of dancing always with my invisible partner!
Thank you! I dance because I use it to speak my mind sometimes. I dance when there is no pain. I dance because it makes me feel sexy. I just like to move. When i dance us To relieve stress and feel free like a brid. Nothing thinking about about work and stop letting others put me but focusing on doing me. I adore dancing. Moving my body to music frees me to express without constraint. Dancing connects me to the music in no other way.
The sounds and vibrations of the voices and instruments move though my body and if exciting enough, inspire me to move more and freely. I would love to be in NYC dancing with you all. I am currently in Ashland Oregon. Just to know I think this website and the joy you convey about dance is such a service to the art and to me. Hoping one day to dance in your studio. I hope that is acceptable. Judith, speaking as a non-dancing husband, I strongly doubt his reluctance to dance has anything to do with you.
Some of us simply find dancing, at least dancing in front of anyone, to be very stressful. She thought I was somehow ashamed of her.
I was surprised anyone would WANT to go dancing. It simply never occurred to me. I like how you mentioned dancing is a way we show the world who we truly are and who we can be. My daughter loves to dance and especially dance ballet. Thank you for the information. I will search for a ballet dance school and sign her up so she can keep doing what she loves.
Superb article, really impressed with the writer of this blog post. The design of the website is really amazing.
I have bookmarked this page so that i can check all your new posts. Thank you for sharing! Why ballet? No point to it but a challenge of form and figure. It does not do anything for me. I dance to escape. To get lost in the music. I can create a fantasy with my moves and mind and forget the stresses of my day if only for a few minutes. Dancing makes me feel alive. I am starting a new life this year, starting over , moving forward and renewing old passions! Just dance! Most often dance is my expression of inner joy.
It is definitely the language of my heart and the vocabulary of my spirit. It is not a function of my brain for my mind is blissfully silent when I dance.
It emanates from my soul, and I am so grateful for having had the opportunity to practice it all my life! Its amazing. Dance is in my blood! Wish I had had the opportunity to take ballroom dancing when I was younger but at least it came into my life in my later years. Thank you for you online classes during this stay at home. Alex, thank you for the most Spiritual part of my morning today. Whoever wrote this should write inspirational blogs every day. Bless all of you.
Dancing has always been a part of who I am. From childhood, I always felt that it was the one thing that made me feel good about myself. Many years have passed and I hit a big milestone age this year. When Dancing with the Stars first aired, I fell in love with the show and wished I could take ballroom dance classes. That was always one of my bucket list dreams.
My background in dance has allowed me to learn the steps from professionals and feel good about myself again. Thank you so much for bringing this opportunity online and for giving me joy again! This is why I dance. Thank you for sharing that with us Kelly! Comments like this make us love to dance with you even more! Dancing is one of the greatest forms of expression. It captures the rhythm, the mood, but the style is individual.
It is a major release of stress and provides exercise in each movement. I am at my best when I am dancing!!!! Read These Next. Dance the stress away! Mary Lou Quinlan October 01, June 12, March 30, How to: Ballroom Competition Makeup March 21, March 13, February 13, The Woodlands Grand Opening!
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The TikTok from usimmango, a year-old whose real name is Usim E. Mang, now has over million views. Usim and five of his friends are goofing around when they begin to rock to the very slowed-down horns of the song.
Their subtle swaying is in almost perfect harmony and so soothing to watch. The simple motion has become so captivating that a group of guys tried to re-create it. Key word: tried.
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