Its not a speech its not an argument its not a rant, it is based on listening !! If we listen, we hear another opinion, another viewpoint, another persons experience can become ours in the sense that in part we start along the path to understanding.
Of course our own opinions cloud the opinion being proffered but if we can peer through the mist of our prejudice and clear the way to listening with the same intensity we put into projecting our own opinion we might make some headway
Music has an enduring influence, cutting through the 'individuals' perspective, uniting people in the beauty, the soothing or the exciting effect that musical harmony has on our emotional inner self.
Dance, couples the human ego with the liberation that music brings. The Zorba stamp, the Somali shuffle, Hip Hop, even the Waltz have the magic of a special kind, a language which humans merge into 'without prejudice'.
The rhythm of dance music is infectious it draws people in to exhibit a part of themselves which is often locked up in apprehension, a fear of making a fool of themselves. With others its a liberating event, expressing themselves without commitment, making a splash without getting wet.
Locked away in our cerebrum are a whole range of opportunities/persona needing the space to explore being someone who is not represented by the person others see. How cloned we are by our upbringing and the life we have lived. A life of conformity, a life of satisfying others, in many ways a trade off to bridge a gap which will always remain.
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