God is sometimes very fickle to create a very special person
giving him an extraordinal gift, perfect consistency
For a movement, the whole body and whole mind participate and becomes unity
That consistency comes out in the air as aura
That consistency is transparent
As if the music is flowing through his body,
As if the lightning is emitted
Captivate the eyes of the audience
The very special gift has to be cherished,
Being protected and shared by those who admire it.
Inspired by one of the Audition participants 2/5/2019
Where do you come from?
Are you the prince from “The Kingdom of Shade”
or “The Kingdom of Light?”
If you are from the former,
you are about to step into the latter?
If you are from the latter,
you are about to explore to find “The Kingdom of Bright?”
Ahead of your journey, difficult, challenging, weary,
Yet, you will reach “The Kingdom of Bright,”
where you find different yourself,
being filled with Delight.
You will change the misfortune to a blessing;
you will taste “Elegant Revenge.”
Inspired by unfortunate NCB male dancers – 2018
The beauty belongs to those who admire it,
independent from its physical owner.
The owner of the beauty has a mission to be its guardian and mentor,
being intellectual, insightful, incessantly nurturing his talent.
Admirers are at the mercy of its owner,
only allowed to pray for the best and indirectly support him.
Inspired by one of the audition participants 2018
With the sharpness of the razor-blade,
you have carved the beauty of your dancing
With the same sharpness
You abandoned your dancing
which was slightly eclipsed by injury
With the same sharpness,
The double-edged sword thrust my heart
through the mist of blood splash,
I vision the image of your dancing
Shall I plug the wound to stop bleeding?
No. Let it flow!
It will transform to be a Libido-flow
The wound gets soar, smarted by beautiful music.
Shall I pacify the wound?
No. Let it suffer! It will magnify the energy-flow
for James 3/18/2013
Fragrance, I see in your dance
Singing, I hear in your movements
Beautiful line!
I proved where they are from--------
I see a Straight axis thrust right through from your head to your toes
From where your being streams out to radiate your dancing
smoothly without bumping into any lumps
Refined pureness!
Not restraining of not to do this and that
Rather elimination of redundancy in your physique, movements, and inner voices
to reach almost transparent your being
where emerge is the art, virtuoso, that’s what people call
I call it fragrance in your dance
Singing in your movements
for James 7/13/2012
I am a prince; the audience is my fellow people
craving for a glance of me
My mere appearance on a stage
is an incredible generosity of mine
My people are so grateful for my generosity
If I smile, they get ecstatic
Every move, every expression of mine
are extra generosity of mine
to share the joy of dancing with You, my people
“I am the Best.
I am the Best in the whole world
at least
Right This Moment
Right Here”
Dedicated to male dancers: Hope you would feel this way. 2004
Beauty belongs to those who love it,
independent from its owner.
Shall I be allowed to admire the beauty in your movements?
Visible beauty can be mere skin deep.
Visible beauty can be a manifestation of invisible quality,
such as personality.
Shall I be allowed to perceive the latter in your movements?
What is Art in Dancing?
Elimination of redundancy?
Expression of genuine self?
Explosion of youth energy?
Shall I be allowed to feel Art in your movements?
for Rowdy, 7/21/2004
Art is a sublimation of Sexual Drive,
they said.
If so,
Dancing is a love affair with music,
I say.
If music is not good,
my whole self would close as tight as shellfish does.
If music is good,
my whole self would submit to it defenselessly
as to the arms of a beloved.
The music would come into my gut directly,
from where it will radiate to whole parts of my body
coloring my transparent self with its command
lighting up my emotion as it dictates
moving my body as it will
Music becomes myself.
I myself become music.
Oops!
So long as I know steps well.
June of 2004
Oh! I have been so grateful just to participate in Ballet class with young folks
While concerning not to spoil the class with my incompetence
Oh! I have been grateful if I could just keep up to stay a whole class
While concerning not to jeopatize my health
Oh! No.
I should not deserve such a luxury to compete for physical beauty
with the girls who are as young as could be my daughters.
Oh! No.
I should not deserve such a luxury to have a thrill of competition with young girls
for an attention of a young man who could be my son.
Oh! No.
I should not deserve for such a luxury, because I’m just….
Or, Yes.
5/1/2003
Art is a sublimation of Sexual Drive, they say
If so,
Our Dance class is a Collective love-affair of our Narcissism
Directed by our teacher
enhanced by Music
Like a good love-making
Concentration is the key to get it
The incessant flow of libido
We’re sure to reach orgasm!
Oh no, no disturbing concentration
Oh no, no lecture to cool off feeling level
Oh no, no chattering to detract from libido
Just like a good love-making
Within the flow of libido
subtle hint, subtle touch, brief command
that’s all it takes to get there
The beauty of others is just as important as our own
Observing others’ beauty, we can improve ourselves
One thing is sure
“I am getting more beautiful now than not coming here today.”
When we all follow our Reverend,
we are worshipping our Narcissism collectively
breathing the aura of our libido flow
12/20/1997