On the Toes

Handmade paper 14 x 22″

Elegant poise, on the toes,
stunning steps for all one knows,
great dedication and feelings deep,
melodic music and the heart to beep.

On the toes is influenced from the dance form Ballet and it is dedicated to my beloved. Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread, highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology. It has been globally influential and has defined the foundational techniques used in many other dance genres. Ballet may also refer to a ballet dance work, which consists of the choreography and music for a ballet production. A well-known example of this is The Nutcracker, a two-act ballet that was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a music score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
The word ballet comes from the French and was borrowed into English around 1630. The French word in turn has its origin in Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo (dance) which comes from Latin ballo, ballare, meaning “to dance”.
I take my inspiration from this form of dance….it requires tremendous amount of effort and tremendous amount of dedication……Time and again I am attracted to this dance…..and in a similar manner to my beloved……she has been through thick and thin with me in my life….she is my inspiration…..she has been my advisor and critique…..I am able to fight against all odds today because of her and my love grows for her each day….I only hope she understands it as much I understand her…..heck sorry folks for getting carried away with personal stuffs….but that’s what life is….one cannot be under the veil 24 x 7…….the true essence of life is to exist with all the pros and cons….and if one has any drawbacks….to accept it and fight on……I do the same….and I know I can…….as I have already said earlier in one of the posts that there are two “P’s” in life which “PAYS” and they are ”Perseverance” and “Patience”……have the will and you can have your way…..that’s it folks…..forget the pains that you must have undergone….forget all the wrongs that might have been done to you……just continue to persevere….with all the patience that you have…..you surely will be the WINNER……take care folks….have a nice day/night……ciao….God Bless!!!