today I will dance

by Bernie on January 16, 2012

I was predictably curious about a post from Goodlife Zen called “how to have more fun in your life.”

I found the advice terse, but worthy of heeding:

If you’re considering how to change your life, having fun is an essential ingredient. Remember that ‘fun’ is not a static state of being. To have fun, we need to move, be creative, and enjoy the company of others. We need to sing, dance, run, play – or whatever else tickles our fancy.

And then the author leads us to this video, which exemplifies the message with exceeding grace and clarity:
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The video was originally featured on this site, in Portugese. According to Google Translate, here’s the gist:

Leon Gieco just premiered the video for today I will dance, broadcast cut his latest album, entitled The landing . Under the direction of Eric and Mariano Dawidson Dawidson Sibling Films, Canada’s stars in a clip Rosquín that favors pluralism and dance as a unifying element.

Thus, it appears the Paraguayan transvestite Electra, the president of the Grandmothers Estela de Carlotto, an obese girl, one without arms, another paralyzed, a bodybuilder, a traditional Bolivian dance troupe and Alika, who also raps on the latter part of the song, in a large parade of classical dancers, flamenco, tribal and folk.

Beautiful music, beautiful dancing, beautiful people, beautiful illustration of fun at its finest.

Share the delight.

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Nancy January 16, 2012 at 10:32 am

Wow, wonderful video! My spanish is rudimentary so I could only grasp a few phrases here and there, but I am pretty sure the essential meaning came through. Thank you for sharing this!

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Bernie January 16, 2012 at 10:36 am

You’re so welcome. I think the video says it all. And your appreciation just adds to it.

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