In the evenings I talk to relatives in Iran via skype or internet about life in the Green Movement, then will often watch episodes of So You Think You Can Dance and Project Runway as a release. (One columnist referred to those of us internet-activists outside Iran as “chubby fingers on a key board” He thought he was being mean; I think what he said is kind of funny). And this is what I have gotten from the triangle of Green Movement, SYTYCD, and Project Runway that keeps circulating in my head.
1. Seize the Day.
2. “The best thing about art is that there are no rules” Mia Michaels. Mia Michaels rocks, is a huge inspiration for me. (Mia Michaels dancing here).
3. If you don’t step up to the challenge when you are the team leader, you can’t blame anyone else for a poor outcome. If a pushy person takes over, or a pouty person refuses to cooperate, claiming that you were a victim won’t save you from the bottom 3 or from elimination. It is your responsibility to defend your ideas and your right to express yourself. [see Qristyl and Eppeson dynamic in PR season6 episode 3).
4. EDIT.
5. Follow your instincts and be authentic.
6. Art goes straight to the heart, and wastes less time than rational explanations:
(In this dance the girl is finding out that her man is off to serve in the Iraq War)
So in order to explain ourselves to the world, time for Iranian Green Movement and Persian Diaspora to dance.
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spoonsun
“Art goes straight to the heart, and wastes less time than rational explanations” – YES!