Duvet
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"Dance like no one is watching" is often given as advice for gaining confidence and connecting to yourself freed from inhibitions.
Two questions -
1.Where does the quote come from?
I see it attributed to William Watson Purkey, a writer on inspirational teaching, as part of a longer quote;
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
This sounds more like a poem then an inspirational tagline, and I can't find it in of Purkey's on-line books (its exact source is never attributed or dated - only the author is given).
A bit more exploring found that a version comes from a 1987 Country and Western song 'Come from the Heart' by Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh;
“You’ve got to sing like you don’t need the money.
Love like you’ll never get hurt.
You’ve got to dance like nobody’s watchin’.
It’s gotta come from the heart if you want it to work.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMaQ1EjmGkk
Does anyone have an older quote for this - it seems such a common phrase in use nowadays.
2. Is is applicable to bellydance?
As advice on how to live your life; "You’ve got to dance like nobody’s watchin’. It’s gotta come from the heart if you want it to work” - it is great. But within belly dance (or any performance dance) should you really be dancing like nobody is watching? So much of bellydance is about interaction with the audience at some level that whilst you can practise like nobody is watching, surely dancing like no body is watching can be disengaging for an audience?
Two questions -
1.Where does the quote come from?
I see it attributed to William Watson Purkey, a writer on inspirational teaching, as part of a longer quote;
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
This sounds more like a poem then an inspirational tagline, and I can't find it in of Purkey's on-line books (its exact source is never attributed or dated - only the author is given).
A bit more exploring found that a version comes from a 1987 Country and Western song 'Come from the Heart' by Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh;
“You’ve got to sing like you don’t need the money.
Love like you’ll never get hurt.
You’ve got to dance like nobody’s watchin’.
It’s gotta come from the heart if you want it to work.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMaQ1EjmGkk
Does anyone have an older quote for this - it seems such a common phrase in use nowadays.
2. Is is applicable to bellydance?
As advice on how to live your life; "You’ve got to dance like nobody’s watchin’. It’s gotta come from the heart if you want it to work” - it is great. But within belly dance (or any performance dance) should you really be dancing like nobody is watching? So much of bellydance is about interaction with the audience at some level that whilst you can practise like nobody is watching, surely dancing like no body is watching can be disengaging for an audience?
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