Dancing Is the Best Medicine by Christensen Julia F.;Chang Dong-Seon;Rout Katharina;

Author:Christensen, Julia F.;Chang, Dong-Seon;Rout, Katharina;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Greystone Books
Published: 2021-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

I can well remember the cold November night in London when friends took me to a tarantella evening. It was the tail end of a week of long hours of overtime work, and I was pretty stressed out. Because I was not familiar with the tarantella, I googled it. “Ecstasy through dance” and “you’ll forget everything around you” sounded promising! At the club that night, the band didn’t perform on the stage but played, danced, and sang right in the middle of the crowd. The music was reminiscent of summer and vacations in Italy, its rhythm electrifying. Without a second thought, I flung my bag and coat into a corner and threw myself into the fray. Amidst grooving and swinging bodies, I was gripped by the group’s energy. My legs just followed the unfamiliar rhythm. The steps didn’t really matter; what mattered was not to miss a beat. In no time my heart was racing, and I was taking deeper and deeper breaths. I forgot the stressful week and the chilly London fall outside; it felt as if I’d shed my armor. At the end of the evening, it seemed to me that I’d burned up more energy and was more out of breath than ever before—which is saying something, given that I’d done ballet for years and had had many hours of pretty intense training!

After this wonderful evening I decided to sign up for a whole tarantella course and to dance the tarantella whenever I get bitten by the “stress spider.”

If the tarantella isn’t your thing, what’s stopping you from waltzing through your kitchen or doing hip-hop in the hallway? Embarrassment? Only the first time!

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