Cuttin' the Rug

Hey Team,

Padre Bill the Priest here at ILAC arranged for us to have dance lessons tonight with some of his friends from the neighborhood. We learned different styles of bachata and merengue two of the most popular and traditional dances here in the DR.

I have a bad habit of feeling the need to constantly be perfect at everything- which is the opposite one needs to be doing when dancing. The moves are important but you have to feel the music (like in dirty dancing right?) Once I started just moving, not stressing, I was having a blast. It was great, it was nice to not think and just move and have fun.

One of the aspects about the DR that I like the best is the fact that music and dancing is a part of their culture, it's a tradition that's common to everyone. No matter who you are- you dance. No matter how you were raised, what you do for a living, or how much money you have- you dance. Dance has a beautiful way of connecting everyone. Intrinsically, with the emphasis on dance and music, comes the ability to let go, forget, and relax.

This is something that everyone could learn to do every once in a while. We get rapped up in the rat race. We are concerned with the future so much to the fact that we miss the time that is passing right now. What is the use of stressing all the time? It will only waste the short time you have on this earth.

So, take some time. Let go. Have fun. Relax (Suave, my friends, suave.) Enjoy the dance.

Peace,

Corbin