By Tony Wan
This post is part of 30 Days of Gaga. A Non-Dancer’s Diary of Dance. Read Day 1.
Day 13
I’m trying to have less ambition.
But if I were to allow myself one teeny tiny ambition, it would be to leave Tel Aviv with a really awesome shake.
Is that too much to ask?
“As you lower yourself to the ground, keep your shake.”
Impossible!
Keeping the shake is hard enough. When I lower to the ground, I lose it immediately.
“Get up while shaking…. Get down while shaking…”
Damn, I keep losing the shake.
“Get up while shaking...”
I’m TRYING.
Then suddenly, it happens. My body figures out a better way to get up. I float up effortlessly.
But I can’t repeat it!
Ughh!
Reminds me of water skiing for the first time. After an afternoon of wiping out, I suddenly found myself on top of the water. I was so surprised that I freaked out, lost it, and wiped out again.
“Where you feel stuck, shake more!”
I’m mountain biking in Marin County. Breathing hard. Zigzagging up Mount Tamalpais. I smell eucalyptus and dirt.
Shaking is like a switchback!
The more switchbacks I add, the easier it is to get up. And with enough switchbacks, I may even float up. Like what dancers do when they seem to levitate off the ground.
Mind.
Blown.
Typically, I begin with the why, then proceed to the how.
Here, I start with the how, and somehow end up with the why.
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