“This I Believe”: Experiences With Dance
The following are a few short essays written for NPR’s This I Believe series. This first one was written by a young lady under the age of 18, the second by a middle-aged woman, and the third one was written by a man between the ages of 50 and 65. It’s interesting to see how people of both genders, all ages, and various backgrounds find commonalities through dance.
When I Dance (Elissa from Ohio)
This I Believe (Phyllis from Texas)
This I Believe (Charley from North Carolina)
Last year I also posted a link to author Robert Fulghum’s essay for the This I Believe series, as well as one by Martha Graham that was broadcast back in the 1950s. Dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison also wrote an essay in 2007. Here they are again in case you missed them:
Dancing All the Dances As Long As I Can (Robert Fulghum)
An Athlete of God (Martha Graham)
To Thine Own Self Be True (Judith Jamison)
Enjoy!
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