Aggrandisement

In many towns, through countless skies I have roamed,

Yet pieces of me linger, softly sewn

Into the bricks of silent walls,

The winding streets where I would fall.

There I learned – and there I bled,

Where every echo softly said:

“You were once this shadow here.

A whisper caught in yesteryear”.

The breeze of memory drifts behind,

Chasing footsteps, it cannot find.

It tries to catch the soul I shed –

But I have risen, forged ahead.

For each new step has shaped my flame,

no longer bound by yesterday’s name.

I walk as more than what I have been-

A thousand lives beneath my skin.

International Dance Day

As every 29th of April comes around, we are reminded of the importance of dance. This year’s message comes from Crystal Pite: Humans move, our arms reach out, our knees collapse, our heads nod, our chests cave in, our backs arch. We jump, we shrug, we clench our fists; we lift each other up and…

Joropo

Hello everyone! As you know, I usually talk about flamenco in the Flamenco section. This time, I’ve decided to start a new series exploring dances that lend themselves to flamenco fusion. And what better place to begin than with Joropo, a beautiful and vibrant style from my home country? What is Joropo? Joropo is more…

Happy New Year and Feliz dia de Reyes.

2025 was wild — a year of learning, unlearning, and reinventing myself more times than I can count.May this new year gather the very best of who you are: adventures that change you, journeys that open you, passions that set you on fire, dance, writing, drawing, and everything that still waits to be discovered. Dancing…

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Author of Resilience, passionate about poetry, human rights, culture, and travel. Lifelong blogger, scientist, and STEM student with a love for dance — and always exploring new passions.

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