Comments on: A Dancer http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/20/a-dancer/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:25:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Lei http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/20/a-dancer/#comment-496 Lei Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:25:54 +0000 http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/20/a-dancer/#comment-496 Oh this is lovely and of course I can relate,almost perfectly. I will always be a dancer,too! Oh this is lovely and of course I can relate,almost perfectly. I will always be a dancer,too!

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/20/a-dancer/#comment-148 Rebecca Sat, 24 May 2008 03:38:48 +0000 http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/20/a-dancer/#comment-148 I felt this way about piano for a long time. Piano used to define me, but I was led to Art History in college instead. Other activities pushed piano out of the way and I felt like a fraud when I said I was a pianist. Now I teach piano and feel so happy to be immersed in that world again. Although, now I am beginning to feel like a fraud when it comes to Art History as piano pushes that passion to the back seat! I guess there is a time and a place for everything. I felt this way about piano for a long time. Piano used to define me, but I was led to Art History in college instead. Other activities pushed piano out of the way and I felt like a fraud when I said I was a pianist. Now I teach piano and feel so happy to be immersed in that world again. Although, now I am beginning to feel like a fraud when it comes to Art History as piano pushes that passion to the back seat! I guess there is a time and a place for everything.

]]> By: TJ Hirst http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/20/a-dancer/#comment-145 TJ Hirst Fri, 23 May 2008 02:26:30 +0000 http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/20/a-dancer/#comment-145 I like your question: Do I still have the right to claim dance as my passion when obviously it didn’t win out amongst a myriad of options I had to choose from? How many things in life become our passion and then recede for us to wonder what became of that part of me. Each time it feels a bit like an identity crises, I think. But as you say, "I will always be a dancer." Lovely thoughts about passion, creativity and how each fit into a life that continues to grow as we do. I like your question: Do I still have the right to claim dance as my passion when obviously it didn’t win out amongst a myriad of options I had to choose from?

How many things in life become our passion and then recede for us to wonder what became of that part of me. Each time it feels a bit like an identity crises, I think.

But as you say, “I will always be a dancer.”

Lovely thoughts about passion, creativity and how each fit into a life that continues to grow as we do.

]]> By: Lindsey http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/20/a-dancer/#comment-141 Lindsey Wed, 21 May 2008 16:02:48 +0000 http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/20/a-dancer/#comment-141 That was so moving and beautiful to read, Allysha. I never knew you were a dancer, but I am not at all surprised! One of my biggest regrets/disappointments in life is that I wasn't a dancer. Dancing was the one thing I always wanted to do and didn't--even though I probably would have stumbled around like a klutz. I love watching people dance. I think it is one of the most beautiful forms of art. That was so moving and beautiful to read, Allysha. I never knew you were a dancer, but I am not at all surprised! One of my biggest regrets/disappointments in life is that I wasn’t a dancer. Dancing was the one thing I always wanted to do and didn’t–even though I probably would have stumbled around like a klutz. I love watching people dance. I think it is one of the most beautiful forms of art.

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