on twirly skirts....

Diana Vishneva dancing the lead in Swan Lake. Sochi Olympics
Opening Ceremonies, February 7, 2014.
Photo: Getty Images.

Release

from structure to flow.

From baskets waiting to be woven

to the whirl of the weaving.

From bird cage to bird,

to flight.

From fairy tale to fairy,

dancer to dance.

From spinning dervish, 

self-propelled

and seeking

to dandelion seed

floating aimlessly

(make a wish)

to jelly fish,

luminous

in the light of its own making.

Never underestimate

the power of a twirly skirt.

Photo: RIA

Photo: Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press.

Photo: Mark Humphrey, Associated Press.

Photo: Clive Mason, Getty Images.

Photo: Charlie Riedel, Associated Press.

For more on going in circles, see this post. For more on the Sochi Opening Ceremony, see this one.