photo: Mark Olich

* * * *

'The next generation always dances better in technical terms, which is totally normal. But, although I continuously adjust to the changing requirements, to me, technique is not about the amount of pirouettes or the height at which you can lift your leg, but rather about transitional movements, or the way Galina Ulanova could run across the stage, or Margot Fonteyn's unique poses. Luckily, my teachers have explained to me at an early age that it was not a pirouette that mattered, but the way you performed it and the emotional content you filled it with'

Ever since happiness heard your name,

it has been running through the streets trying to find you.

© Hafiz