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Sometimes in life confusion tends to arise and only dialogue of dance seems to make sense.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Dance less in motion and more in spirit; awaken the dreamer within.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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If movements were a spark every dancer would desire to light up in flames.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Caution not spirit, let it roam wild; for in that natural state dance embraces divine frequency.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Dance as the narration of a magical story; that recites on lips, illuminates imaginations and embraces the most sacred depths of souls.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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If spirit is the seed, dance is the water of its evolution.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Dance is the timeless interpretation of life.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Show me a person who found love in his life and did not celebrate it with a dance.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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If you opened the dictionary and searched for the meaning of a Goddess, you would find the reflection of a dancing lady.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Don't breathe to survive; dance and feel alive.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Life is an affair of mystery; shared with companions of music, dance and poetry.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Music does not need language of words for it has movements of dance to do its translation.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Dance to inspire, dance to freedom, life is about experiences so dance and let yourself become free.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Through synergy of intellect, artistry and grace came into existence the blessing of a dancer.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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DANCE – Defeat All Negativity (via) Creative Expression.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Soar like an eagle beyond skies of heavens reach; as wings of dreams dance with winds of reality.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Dance resides within us all. Some find it when joy conquers sorrow, others express it through celebration of movements; and then there are those... whose existence is dance,
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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She who is a dancer can only sway the silk of her hair like the summer breeze.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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One step, two steps, three steps; like winds of time experience joy of centuries, when movements become revelations of the dance of destinies.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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When the melody plays, footsteps move, heart sings and spirit begin to dance.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Dance is the ritual of immortality.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Burdened no more is soul for whom life flows through dance and not breath.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Dance is that delicacy of life radiating every particle of our existence with happiness.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Understanding that it’s a sacred task to not shame each other for being in bed in a world where completing the Ironman or going to Zumba is shoved down everyone’s throats with no understanding of how “healthy” can hurt.
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Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice)
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I try to never miss the Zumba class since I believe comedy is a great way to start your week.
...It was great fun, although I had to hold myself back from turning it into a giant mosh pit slam dance. Last time I did that they kicked me out for a month. Today I enjoyed watching an 80 year old lady - with a cane no less - shimmy, her boobs flying like weapons around her waist.
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Debra Dunbar (A Demon Bound (Imp, #1))
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Transcend the terrestrial; surpass the celestial, from nature’s hands when you receive the sublime pleasures of dance.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Hearts shall dance once again; when canvas of ice is painted with the brush of skates.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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I’m just organized,’ says Joyce. ‘It’s out of fashion. If I say I’m going to Zumba, I go to Zumba.
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Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1))
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or if she’s coming back from Zumba class at the Y, the thermostat ticks to a more comfortable post-workout setting.
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Stan Lee (A Trick of Light (Stan Lee’s Alliances, #1))
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When a dancer performs, melody transforms into a carriage, expressions turn into fuel and spirit experiences a journey to a world where passion attains fulfillment.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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World seems like a void of silence every time footsteps are deprived of dancing shoes.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Spirit is a child, the tune of dancing feet its lullaby.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Make dance the mission every moment seeks to accomplish.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Burdened no more is soul for whom life flows through dance like breath.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Oh, hi, Ben," I tried to sound casual, but my head started pounding, my palms started sweating, and the butterflies were doing Zumba in my stomach.
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Bethany Lopez (xoxoxo (Stories About Melissa, #2))
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Buying a self-help book is usually the second-to-last step to surrendering to a crisis of self, the last step being therapy and the first step being a gym membership, or at least a Zumba DVD or a pamphlet on the Learning Annex.
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Michael I. Bennett (F*ck Feelings: One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems)
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Limit not to only five, when the divine gifts the supreme sixth; the sense of dance
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Audience of angels descend in the ambiance reciting praises in your glory, when you wear your dance shoes, when you arrive at the stage and with every step you take beneath your feet heaven moves. That is the power of dance.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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He changed and worked out with weights. Throughout his adult life, Adam had cycled through a potpourri of workout programs—yoga (not flexible), Pilates (confused), boot camp (why not just join the military?), Zumba (don’t ask), aquatics (near drown), spin (sore butt)—but in the end, he always returned to simple weights. Some days he loved the strain on his muscles and couldn’t imagine not doing it. Other days he dreaded every moment, and the only thing he wanted to lift was the postworkout peanut butter protein shake to his lips. He
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Harlan Coben (The Stranger)
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I met Ana doing free weights,” Roger said. “This hard-body señorita was putting me to shame on squats, and I asked her how she got such a tight ass —”
“And then she decked you.”
“Nah, she loved it! She’s real proud of that butt — she should be. She took me to one of her classes, and I got hooked. She’s a Zumba instructor.”
Grant absorbed that information for a moment. “You do...Zumba?”
“It’s great! Much more fun than PT. You just get going...” He did a little two-step maneuver on the city street, dancing to an unknown Latin beat. “Cha cha cha. Heeuh? Ana does this a little better than me...”
Grant tried to hold it in. He really did. But his body quivered, his shoulders shook, and soon a whooping laugh erupted — which lasted quite a few seconds.
Roger abruptly stopped his dance. “You judge, Madsen. Not cool.
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Jennifer Lane (On Best Behavior (Conduct, #3))
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Are you an influencer? Are you in media? Do you run a conference? A business? A podcast? Are you a mom in the PTA? Are you a teller at the local bank? Are you a volunteer for Sunday school at church? Are you a high school student? Are you a grandma of seven? Great! I need you. We need you! We need you to live into your purpose. We need you to create and inspire and build and dream. We need you to blaze a trail and then turn around and light the way with your magic so other women can follow behind you. We need you to believe in the idea that every kind of woman deserves a chance to be who she was meant to be, and she may never realize it if you—yes, you—don’t speak that truth into her life. You’ll be able to do that if you first practice the idea of being made for more in your own life. After all, if you don’t see it, how do you know you can be it? If women in your community or your network marketing group or your Zumba class don’t ever see an example of a confident woman, how will they find the courage to be confident? If our daughters don’t see a daily practice of us feeling not only comfortable but truly fulfilled by the choice to be utterly ourselves, how will they learn that behavior? Pursuing your goals for yourself is so important, and I’d argue that it’s an essential factor in living a happy and fulfilled existence—but it’s not enough simply to give you permission to make your dream manifest. I want to challenge you to love the pursuit and openly celebrate who you become along the journey. When your light shines brighter, others won’t be harmed by the glare; they’ll be encouraged to become a more luminescent version of themselves. That’s what leadership looks like. Leaders are encouraging. Leaders share information. Leaders hold up a light to show you the way. Leaders hold your hand when it gets hard. True leaders are just as excited for your success as they are for their own, because they know that when one of us does well, all of us come up. When one of us succeeds, all of us succeed. You’ll be able to lead other women to that place if you truly believe that every woman is worthy and called to something sacred.
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Rachel Hollis (Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals (Girl, Wash Your Face))
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Un cronopio encuentra una flor solitaria en medio de los campos. Primero la va a arrancar, pero piensa que es una crueldad inútil y se pone de rodillas a su lado y juega alegremente con la flor, a saber: le acaricia los pétalos, la sopla para que baile, zumba como una abeja, huele su perfume, y finalmente se acuesta debajo de la flor y se duerme envuelto en una gran paz. La flor piensa: «Es como una flor».
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Anonymous
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Perhaps you’d like to tell us about your latest quests for wisdom and knowledge instead? O: I’d like to tell you many things, Snorri. But to answer your question: I’ve started a spoken-word poetry group with some of my einherjar. Performances every Thor’s Day night in the Feast Hall of the Slain, with light Saehrimnir refreshments to follow. The Norns are scheduled to make a guest appearance soon, which should prove interesting. Also, I’m taking Zumba classes to understand why in My Name they’re so popular. Finally, I’m researching the magical symbol known in Midgard as [taps first two fingers of right hand against the first two fingers of left hand] hashtag. From what I’ve gleaned, when combined with other words, hashtag has the power to distract the mind from more important matters. If I’m right, I’ll make hashtag the subject of my next book. The working title is…wait for it…Hashtag. SS: An inspired choice, Lord Odin. O: Yes, I know. Sadly, our interview came to an abrupt conclusion at this point.
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Rick Riordan (Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds: Your Introduction to Deities, Mythical Beings & Fantastic Creatures (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard))
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La educación es, y será cada vez más, el secreto de la supervivencia laboral y de la prosperidad individual. La sociedad se dividirá en tres grandes grupos: una élite que será capaz de adecuarse constantemente al avance de la tecnología y ganará cada vez más dinero, un segundo grupo de gente que prestará servicios personalizados para la élite —los entrenadores físicos, profesores de zumba, guías de meditación, profesores de piano y chefs a domicilio— y un tercer grupo de quienes básicamente se quedarán sin empleo y que quizá reciban un ingreso básico universal para las víctimas del desempleo tecnológico.
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Andrés Oppenheimer (¡Sálvese quien pueda!: El futuro del trabajo en la era de la automatización)
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I want to be someone so filled with curiosity and determination that I trundle around foreign cities looking for obscure pieces of a puzzle that might help me understand who I am, and still be game for Zumba when I’m eighty.
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Alison Wearing (Moments of Glad Grace: A Memoir)
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I’m always so worried about what I think others want and not myself. I want to see you every day and do Zumba classes and go to trivia nights. I want to hang with Camden and Michael and explore new things with you. Moving to a city alone sounds horrible. My parents had been pushing it for so long that lines blurred along the way. What might’ve been my dream turned into theirs, and I let it happen. I needed to figure that out on my own, and I didn’t talk to you about it. I should’ve. I will next time.
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Jaqueline Snowe (From the Top (Central State, #2))
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How’s your mum?” she asks. “She’s fine, she hates you, her Zumba class are plotting your death.” Another arctic pause. “She’s devastated, obviously.” “Can I write her a letter? Then I won’t contact her again, I promise. I just want to say goodbye.” “She’d like that. She adores you.” “I’ve never met a mum like your mum.
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Dolly Alderton (Good Material)
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The gym doesn’t have Zumba or yoga. Plus, you still believe in mates. You’re old. Old as balls, man.
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Elle Adams (Kidnapped By My Fated Mate: An Alpha Male Fated Mates Romance)
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Todos vamos a vendernos, Tarumba. Ay, Tarumba, tú ya conoces el deseo. Te jala, te arrastra, te deshace. Zumbas como un panal. Te quiebras mil y mil veces. Dejas de ver mujer cuatro días porque te gusta desear, te gusta quemarte y revivirte, te gusta pasarles la lengua de tus ojos a todas. Tú, Tarumba, naciste en la saliva, quién sabe en qué goma caliente naciste. Te castigaron con darte sólo dos manos. Salado Tarumba, tienes la piel como una boca y no te cansas. No vas a sacar nada. Aunque llores, aunque te quedes quieto como un buen muchacho.
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Jaime Sabines (Antología poética (Spanish Edition))
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Natalie was cool. You’d never know she was a cop if you didn’t see her in uniform. Maybe a high school teacher. Or a Zumba instructor.
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Rich Amooi (Dog Day Wedding)
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How is Irene?’ I ask politely. I really don’t care.
He throws his hands up in despair. ‘She drives me insane. The woman has the attention span of a toddler. She’s ditched playing bridge and has now informed me that she’s enrolled in some Kumba dancing nonsense. I can’t keep up with her.’
‘You mean Zumba?’
‘That’s the one,’ He points his chocolate digestive at me. ‘It’s all the rage, apparently.’
I chuckle at the thought of Irene in a leopard print leotard, jigging her over generous rump all over the place.
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Jodi Ellen Malpas (This Man (This Man, #1))
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five blocks on the grid. “These are the Zumba classes.” “Thank you.” Brooke folded the paper and stuffed it into her purse. She turned away from the desk. “Hope to see you soon.” Zack smiled. “Hey, Brooke.” She spun. Greg Fines was exiting the locker room, gym bag in hand. “What are you doing here?” She shrugged. “I’ve been thinking about joining.
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Melinda Leigh (She Can Scream (She Can #3))
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(Sherly Hutomo, lajang, 27 th. Karyawati swasta. Iphone - checked, veganisme early stages - checked, morning starbucks - checked, 5k run - checked, nike running shoes - checked, connoisseur - checked, urban culinary specialist - checked, gym membership - checked, workout obsessed - checked, supplement junkie - checked, socmed savvy - checked, eat healthy food - checked, zumba class - checked, avid traveller and hip resto pilgrim- checked, fancy bag - checked, edgy yet sophisticated - checked. casual drinker - checked.)
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Ayudhia Virga
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O wayfarer! Yearn finds quench, not in meadows, seashores or altitude of mountain peaks; but when being and dance are one.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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O wayfarer! Yearn finds quench, not in meadows, seashores or altitude of mountain peaks; but when being becomes dance.
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Shah Asad Rizvi
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Learn Best Zumba Fitness, Aerobics classes, Hip Hop, Western Dance, Contemporary, Lyrical, Salsa, Party, Bollywood, Bhangra Dance academy for kids in Mohali.
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Dansation Studio
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Cierra los ojos y a obscuras piérdete
bajo el follaje rojo de tus párpados.
Húndete en esas espirales
del sonido que zumba y cae
y suena allá, remoto
hacia el sitio del tímpano,
como una catarata ensordecida.
En esa sombra líquida del sueño
moja tu desnudez;
abandona tu forma, espuma
que no se sabe quién dejó en la orilla;
piérdete en ti, infinita,
en tu infinito ser,
mar que se pierde en otro mar;
olvídate y olvídame.
-Octavio Paz
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Ignacio Solares (Cartas a una joven psicóloga)
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menudo me he preguntado cuál es el motivo de semejante desolación de los cafés ingleses. Quizá proviene de la desolación de las relaciones sociales. Todos los lugares donde los ingleses se reúnen para charlar destilan melancolía. De hecho no hay nada más triste en el mundo que una conversación inglesa, siempre pendiente de no rozar nada esencial, de quedarse en la superficie. Para no ofender al prójimo, penetrando en su intimidad, la conversación inglesa zumba en torno a temas sumamente aburridos para todos, con tal de que no revistan peligro.
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Natalia Ginzburg (Las pequeñas virtudes)
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The world projects possibilities and restrictions onto people based on identity variables (age, race, gender, etc.). We need to explore the sneaky ways we’ve internalized those stories. Internalized identity rules sound like
“Because I am X, I cannot also be/do Y.” For example:
• Because I am a mother, I cannot take a pole dancing class.
• Because I am forty years old, I cannot become a student.
• Because I am well-known in my community, I cannot go to therapy.
• Because I do CrossFit, I cannot do Zumba.
• Because I am a man, I cannot ask my partner to hold me.
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Alexandra H. Solomon (Love Every Day: 365 Relational Self-Awareness Practices to Help Your Relationship Heal, Grow, and Thrive)
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Cuando cesa la artillería, se produce un tenso silencio que zumba en los oídos (los cañonazos se percibían, como el rumor de una tormenta lejana, incluso en Londres).
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Juan Eslava Galán (La primera guerra mundial contada para escépticos)
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Sexual predators care for only one thing—themselves and their sick, fucked up wants. They don’t care about the destruction they leave in their wake. They’re fucking monsters. And don’t ever be fooled into thinking you know what one of those sick fucks looks like. They’re not the image of old, dirty, greasy, seedy-looking men that we once believed to be true. They are men and women of any age, any look, and any job. They can be the server at your local deli or the man who fixes your car. They can be the doctor you’ve visited for years. The person you trust to educate your child. Your dentist. The kid who bags your groceries. Or the middle-aged woman you take that Zumba class with. They can be your best friend, aunt, uncle, mom, dad, or fucking stepdad. They are and can be anyone. They look just like you and I do. Monsters in plain clothing.
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Samantha Towle (River Wild)
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Zumba is before Pilates,’ says Ibrahim. ‘I don’t like to do both. It’s counter-intuitive to your major muscle groups.
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Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1))
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An analysis in South Korea showed that outbreaks were more common in Zumba classes than Pilates classes for a similar reason.49 Heavy, rapid, deep breathing or shouting may be a risk factor for transmission, whereas slow, gentle breathing is not. But being indoors itself plays an important role.
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Nicholas A. Christakis (Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live)