Beschreibung

“Dancing with Grace”
Berdine Creedy 2010 series

I got my 2010 series inspiration from my childhood. I loved dancing but growing up on a farm in South Africa did not give me much opportunity to take dancing lessons, I actually do not think it was even an option in those days! Charlene was born when I was 26 and when at age 3 she started dancing lessons (ballet, tap, modern etc) I fulfilled my love for dancing through her enjoyment. After my children started school, a few friends and I would perform and dance at school functions and concerts. That was the start of my dancing career. When Charlene was in high school we were in the same dance class; for the first time living my dancing and loved as in LOVED it!

When we moved to the USA in 1996, I was so focused on survival and to keeping my family alive that I had to pack my dancing shoes away. Charlene had to work hard and study to start a career for her own as my other 3 children. I recently became an adopted Grandmother with adopted Grandchildren, the children of another South African living in Gainesville, FL. I just bought Alaina (at 3 the eldest little girl) her first ballerina outfit, shoes and tights. She started dancing lessons this year. So here we go again, the “Circle of Life”. Just looking at them and see them dancing and see how much they still have to learn in life, made me decide to do a series of ballerinas for this year.

I’ve loved dancing all my life and I’m still doing it and decided on a “Dancing with Grace” theme for the 2010 series.

The meaning of “Grace” is, “seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement, form, or proportion”. Maybe it is something that we all as a human being can strive for in life, because Grace also means, favor or blessing.

I think that to dance and to move with the music makes you forget about the difficulties in life, you can visualize yourself in a different world and just be your best self. It teaches you to think that you can do something extraordinary. It is a good workout, just as “Laughing” is. So let’s dance our way through 2010.