Has it ever happened to you, seeing someone somewhere and then not looking at that person again only to become obsessed with that same one after your eyes have seen that person dance?
That someone magically goes from indifferent to fascinating is quite a puzzling affair. But the opposite can also appear, and so many of us probably have also witnessed, when that incredible attractive girl or guy who happen to simply and discreetly be standing by the bar disappoints everyone by simply starting to move to a beat (most likely off the beat), clumsily, uncoordinated and well, you really just can´t appreciate that static beauty the same way, can you?
In our world, which is dominated by image, we tend to forget about this and pay so much attention to that static image, the photo. Whether on a magazine or within a nice wooden frame or on our laptops´ screens, we wrongly judge appearances, therefore attractiveness, based on so little information. No wonder we get so surprised with what movement does to our judgements and appreciations.
Well, we could say that movement is real life paying us a visit while we´re on our fantasy worlds. With so little information, like on a photo, we have ourselves, to fill in all the enormous blanks. And so we do, well, our brain does. Our fantasy.
Does the fantasy stop with seeing the movement of someone? Not quite. Once again, we are left to guess the causes of that movement and so our precious brains come to rescue us and of course, another fantasy ensues. Is the movement a reflection of that person´s emotions, character, skills, physical abilities, health? Or is an act modelled after someone else? Just as a lie is not someone´s real opinion.
Hmm, maybe taking a step further would help. And instead of watching someone dance, we can actually dance with that person. And now the level of intimacy that you allow yourself to reach will further test the moving images that you had of this someone and help you to see (feel) the beauty in a more informed way.
At this point, we are now judging attractiveness based of the interaction of movement, which can be overwhelming due to the simple speculation that this beauty can be transposed to so many other acts of living. This is the stage where dancers can in fact fall immediately in love with the partner of that particular dance. And many inexperienced dancers actually do.
Attractiveness is absolutely primal, instinctive and fundamental for us. And movement, as in dancing, also a basic human need, is a way to explore and expose the true level of attraction of one to another.
So, in conclusion: Don´t just stand there, dance!
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