If Picasso Danced Tango

 

If Picasso were a tango dancer, I am sure he would try to capture the essence of what a child feels when the music starts.  Unfortunately, in spite of his innovations in the world of art, he had a dark side, which would have been terrible for any tango community. He was known as a misogynist, mistreating multiple women in his long career.  Great artists of all kinds too often have a dark side, but I love this quote that “every child is an artist.”   I love how he brought it into the world of art.  Another thing that I would say, is that before children ever have the fine motor skills to draw or paint, babies have the ability to dance--even in the womb when the music starts. The dancing response to music is our primal humanity, and it is our summit as well, I believe.

 So thanks, Picasso, for your inspiration, but let me suggest instead:

Every child is a dancer.  

The problem is how to remain 

a dancer once we grow up.

And how does a child express their dance?

Joy.

Playfulness.

Joy and playfulness exponentially larger with a playmate.

A sense that the music dances us.  No sense of having a choice of dancing to the music, but that the music has possessed us by its magical powers.

A carefree sense that there is no right or wrong way to dance.

A sense that others not dancing must be feeling the joy I feel too. (Maybe they have been frozen by so much joy?)

A sense that boys and girls alike are free to dance.

No sense that dancing is a sin or foolish. 

No sense of being judged negatively.  Just joy and playfulness and a lack of volition when the music starts.

Let your inner child be a dancer.  

The quest is to remain 

a dancer in spite of growing up.