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azurelunatic) wrote2003-09-16 02:32 am
azurelunatic) wrote2003-09-16 02:32 am
Maniac: dancing
Darkside doesn't think he can dance.
He's proved to me otherwise, of course. One fine day, long ago, he and I were sparring in the courtyard, and we wound up locking hands and wrestling in step, moving smoothly together. He fits with me better than any other dance partner I've ever had.
I told him that I'd like to dance with him sometime, after the bout ended.
He told me that he didn't know how to dance, and anyway wasn't any good.
Bull.
All that says to me is that he's never tried the right kind of dancing with the right kind of partner before. I'd love to take a dance class with him, to show him the basic steps, to master a few funky moves. We've already got the chemistry that good dance partners have to have. We have the beat of each other's body. I'm not a half-bad dancer, with a good lead, especially one who will assume the control and leadership that's necessary, because, if I trust that my leader is leading, I will follow, and give over control of the dance without second-guessing.
Shawn was bad at that. Darkside could easily be so good. Shawn nearly danced me off the edge of the stage one time. Darkside... wouldn't. It all comes down to trust. There are some ways dancing doesn't lie. I'd like to dance with Darkside, to see what truths come out...
He's proved to me otherwise, of course. One fine day, long ago, he and I were sparring in the courtyard, and we wound up locking hands and wrestling in step, moving smoothly together. He fits with me better than any other dance partner I've ever had.
I told him that I'd like to dance with him sometime, after the bout ended.
He told me that he didn't know how to dance, and anyway wasn't any good.
Bull.
All that says to me is that he's never tried the right kind of dancing with the right kind of partner before. I'd love to take a dance class with him, to show him the basic steps, to master a few funky moves. We've already got the chemistry that good dance partners have to have. We have the beat of each other's body. I'm not a half-bad dancer, with a good lead, especially one who will assume the control and leadership that's necessary, because, if I trust that my leader is leading, I will follow, and give over control of the dance without second-guessing.
Shawn was bad at that. Darkside could easily be so good. Shawn nearly danced me off the edge of the stage one time. Darkside... wouldn't. It all comes down to trust. There are some ways dancing doesn't lie. I'd like to dance with Darkside, to see what truths come out...