p.d. dancer

(with gratitude to sarah, my teacher)

 

at first my arms shoulders hips

legs feet creaked

tensed braced for impact

but they knew what was coming

reminded chest belly to breathe

big round sloppy-breaths

clear cleanse myelin sheaths

switch on the inner amp

for brubeck beyonce

michael j. lady-day

warming     softening

stretching      expanding

each muscle fiber swelling

with blood charged

synced for movement

 

gradually         incrementally

lean bend rotate         lean bend rotate

roll           slowly          up

 

first in chairs then on our feet

statues coming to life

step-touch       step-touch

grape-vine left    grape-vine right

step-sliiiide      step-sliiiide

 

we were ready gathered

on one side of the studio to

dance!

all the way across

all the way back

again   again   again

until i dropped

laughing sweating

on the bench      a man

with a whole body

again

 

 

 

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