DANCING

Dance with the beauty that lies within your heart, soul, body and mind. Seduce, captivate, enchant, entice, lure, and create the mood. Dancing takes on many forms and it is rich in beauty and personal style. Dancing is an expression of one�s inner feelings externalized. An example of this expression comes from our early ancestors who used dance prior to going hunting. The dance built excitement and anticipation for the hunt. Each movement portrayed such things as the stalking of the prey and up to and including the final capture of the creature. Movements of the hunt were pre-recorded in the dancer�s imagination, almost like a pre-planned event. Dancing is like a story put down on paper and then the story is read by many people all sharing a part of the story through their own emotions, experiences, and interests. We see the emotions of love, anger, desire, happiness, sadness and a myriad of others form and fade on the dancer's face and in the expressions of her/his body. DANCING REQUIREMENTS Pagar Test The slaves of this camp dance only at the fires or the sand dance pit when testing for pagar. It should be clearly stated at the start of the dance as to which place is being used. The location of the dancer within that area should also be given in a brief description. Being able to dance grants one the privilege of advancing to pagar, along with the other requirements. There is no rule that says all must make it to pagar. It is suggested that a different avatar than normally used be included with the dance. Normal Dancing The exception to dancing in the sand pit or by the fires for Tuchuk would be a non-pagar testing dance. The slave announces the reason for the dance, such as a dance reenacting being ko'lared, auctioned, bathing, etc. The location of the dance should be clearly stated at the start of the performance. A brief description of where the dancer is within that area is to be included. It is suggested that a different avatar than normally used be included with the dance. STEPS TO HELP CREATE YOUR STORY Try to answer all of the questions before you begin to write your dance. What kind of music excites you? Jazz, renaissance, rock, alternative, country? Play that music and begin to write your dancing story. Is your music rhythmic, slow, pounding, frenzied and wild? How do you feel when you hear that music? Write down all the emotions and feelings that are coming to you: happy, sad, romantic, sexual, nervous, cold, hot, brazen, shameless. Who will you be dancing for? A Master, Mistress, friends, a secret lover? If you were a slave in a market, you might be dancing to win the eye of the many slave traders and private buyers, wanting to be chosen out of all the other dancers. See that person in your mind. What do you see while you are dancing? The face of Him or Her that you love or perhaps a serene setting near the edge of a lake, or a cabin in the snow with a glowing fire that is keeping you warm, or maybe you are running through a jungle forest, a wild animal following swiftly behind you. What or Who are you as you dance? Are you a forest nymph, a mermaid under the sea, a prisoner of a handsome Master or of a beautiful Mistress, a lusty, hot kajira or kajirus? Of course, you are! Where are you dancing in your imagination? Where is your position in the room? In a sand pit (Are your feet sinking into the Tahari, desert sand, is the sand hot or warm?) or are you in the center of the Tavern (The wood polished to a sheen, letting you spin as if gliding on ice.). Are you dancing in a ballroom, or a nightclub on stage, or in a dark forest in your mind? At what height level are you dancing? Are you below a warrior�s or Mistress�s waist level, or crawling on the ground, standing, twirling around or in varied up and down movements? What items are you using to enhance your dance? A scarf, a knotted cord, a chain, colored veils? How are you dressed? In silk, loincloth, or bejeweled? What colors are your clothes? What is the material, if any? How does the cloth feel on your skin? Are you dancing naked with only adornments? What are your physical characteristics? Are your cheeks flushed? Are you looking at the crowd with a piercing look, a soft look? Your hair, is it tangled and twisted, flowing or coiled? Is your skin pale, smooth, soft? And brothers, are your muscles rippled, bulging? For other embellishments, are your lips painted with lipstick? There are 111 shades of lipstick on Gor, some are flavored. Can you taste them? Are your cheeks rouged? Is your skin shining with luxurious oil? Are you wearing perfume (What does it smell like?)? Are there sparkles in your hair? Are your fingernails and toenails painted? Write down several words that describe your own body characteristics: Arms Breasts Eyes Fingers Hair Head position Hips Legs Lips Nipples Shoulders Skin Toes Here are some other descriptive words that may help you: Circling Crawling Frequent Kneeling Rolling Slow Sudden Swaying Swiftly Thrusting Turning Twisting Veiled Whirling Wild Writhing HINTS FOR A MORE INTERESTING DANCE Use colors for certain words (Example: lips painted in crimson). Consider using the word �crimson� in the color of red or use different colors for different paragraphs. At the end of your dance, include the words, "The End," "La Kajira," or another statement, so that your audience knows that you have completed your dance. Give your dance a name, so that others know what the theme of your dance is about. WHAT WILL BE LOOKED FOR Signs of emotions on your face or evidence of emotions displayed in your body movements. Color applied to a certain word or use of one or varying colors on your paragraphs. Use of a type of avatar that reflects the theme of your dance (If you are not skilled in avs, there are many that are.). Words spelled correctly. (Very important!)