Fresh from my twirl around a Maypole, I realise I’ve seen rather a lot of dancing recently. From the gentle sway of tulip fields in Skagit Valley….
… and the thrilling swirl of dancers during Holi …
…to a spirited jig or two during Irish Week.
But the most unexpected dance of all was during a Sunday walk along Seattle’s waterfront. In the distance I heard the warble of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Dance me to the End of Love’ – one of my all-time favourite songs, so I felt compelled to seek out the source. Close to the shoreline, hidden by a rocky outcrop, I spotted a couple with a boombox weaving intricate figures around each other. I sat and watched their secret tango until the song ended and the plaintiff call of gulls filled the air once more.
Are you ready to dust off your dancing shoes and go for a twirl around the dance floor? It doesn’t have to be a literal interpretation, let your imagination shuffle around with this week’s theme. If you would like to join in (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Dance
- Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
- Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
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“Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.” -Samuel Beckett
xxx
Ailsa
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A loose link this week Ailsa, but here are mine! http://ayearinmyshoes.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/travel-theme-dance/
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Nice theme, Ailsa!
Here’s some traditional italian dance: http://wp.me/p16tta-pD
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Adore that last shot and the Cohen song! Here’s my entry Ailsa:
http://theurgetowander.com/2013/05/04/dream-with-your-feet/
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Love you different forms of dance. Here is mine: http://wp.me/p23TG1-2CR
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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love the tango couple – great capture!
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Hi Ailsa
…a city infected by dance performances ..
here’s my post for this week
I was going to skip this week’s challenge… me and dance don’t really go well together… well, not anymore! Then I went for a short (too short ) walk through St Stephens’s Green… wow… was I inspired by what I say… so, you’re getting tulips again… 😉
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Love those last dancers…
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Thanks for visiting and the like of my Weekly Photo Challenge post “From Above”.
Just in time today: http://bebs1.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/travel-theme-dutch-street-dancing/
Boom box and their own dance floor – this couple came prepared to create their own special occasion and you’ve brought it to us – that’s a super shot, Ailsa – all the movement, and in the moment concentration and happiness on the man’s face … 🙂
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Here is my entry for this week. Thanks.
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Here are my Chinese dancers!
http://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/weekly-travel-theme-dance/
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I love your photos Ailsa. I don’t have many for this topic, but the statue I have found seems almost alive: http://travelwithintent.com/2013/05/05/dancer-sculpture-sedona/
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I have added some Cuban rhythum here ….
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Tough theme this week Ailsa. You got a lot of dancers looking like they are having fun. The couple doing the tango is cool.
Here is my interpretation. http://christopheryardin.com/2013/05/06/travel-theme-dance/
Keep the themes coming. It is a great way for me to discover other people’s blogs.
Bars and music and dance all go hand in hand in the Bollywood Bars of Singapore’s Little India.
http://pathsunwritten.com/2013/05/05/travel-theme-dance/
Beautiful capture of dances. The last image of the dancing couple brought a big smile to my face and sent my memory back to that one time when I was walking in the mall with my date. The song came on and suddenly, he grabbed a hold of me and we started to slow dance… not caring that people were staring and having to walk around us. We were lost in that moment of dancing and enjoying each others presence. 🙂
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great and colored dancers! very nice 🙂
http://tomotherearthwithlove.com/2013/05/05/travel-theme-dance/
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I decide to go at this one a bit differently Aisla. My entry is here: http://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-movement-travel-theme-dance-sunday-post-travel-attraction/
Hi Ailsa! Here’s my take on this week’s Dance Theme: http://stephenkellycreative.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/ailsas-travel-theme-dance/
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