One Astronomer's Noise

We dance because we want to. Because we love the music and we love our bodies. We love the glitter and the sequins or the metal and the fringe. We dance for our strength and for our femininity. We dance in solidarity. We dance for individuality.

We dance to ancient beats, to brand new pop, to something completely different. We dance for the women who cannot dance, who aren’t allowed, on the very same ground where our dance began. We dance for our loved ones and we dance for those strangers. We dance for the history and for the newness. We dance because we can’t help it.

To all the bellydancers who rocked the house today in Charlottesville… keep dancing!