Towson Dance Studio throws Saturday Night Dance Parties so that their students have somewhere to go, have a little fun, and practice what they've learned. There is something amazing about watching the people there. All these ordinary people who live ordinary lives are able to get together and do something beautiful.
There is one woman in particular. She is tall; over six feet. She is neither extremely slim nor bulky. She wears clothes it looks like she wore to work in an office; slacks, a nice sweater, a long necklace. She has a set of large framed glasses. The kind that were popular in the 80's. Her hair is very short and feathery.She'd be fairly average and unnoticeable if not for her height. When she walks she seems a little awkward, her arms swaying at an odd bend, her shoulders slightly hunched.
But then she dances.
Her shoulders no longer slump. Her limbs become masters of smooth. Her entire body flows like water, especially during the waltz. Watching her long body rise and fall and spin (often towering above her partner), I think this is the beauty that Tolkien found in his Elves. This is the grace Meyer tries to portray in her vampires. It is inhumanely beautiful, someone so tall and big moving so light and graceful.
But it is human. It is the confidence and pleasure she feels in dancing.
When she is finished, she does not walk awkwardly off the dance floor to her little, metal folding chair. She slinks gracefully and floats down into her throne.
There is one woman in particular. She is tall; over six feet. She is neither extremely slim nor bulky. She wears clothes it looks like she wore to work in an office; slacks, a nice sweater, a long necklace. She has a set of large framed glasses. The kind that were popular in the 80's. Her hair is very short and feathery.She'd be fairly average and unnoticeable if not for her height. When she walks she seems a little awkward, her arms swaying at an odd bend, her shoulders slightly hunched.
But then she dances.
Her shoulders no longer slump. Her limbs become masters of smooth. Her entire body flows like water, especially during the waltz. Watching her long body rise and fall and spin (often towering above her partner), I think this is the beauty that Tolkien found in his Elves. This is the grace Meyer tries to portray in her vampires. It is inhumanely beautiful, someone so tall and big moving so light and graceful.
But it is human. It is the confidence and pleasure she feels in dancing.
When she is finished, she does not walk awkwardly off the dance floor to her little, metal folding chair. She slinks gracefully and floats down into her throne.
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