Raising my daughter
was easy. I never once wanted, needed, or tried to push her anywhere — except
perhaps to preschool, but we won’t go there now. I simply followed her lead and
reveled in the joy she provided me along the way.
When my
daughter was a teenager, the dance studio she and her friends loved was in
danger of closing due to the owner’s retirement. My wife and I decided to buy
it to keep it open. We created a “center for the arts” that showcased dance,
but also hosted a monthly artists’ gallery and occasional concerts.
Shortly
after we purchased the studio but before opening, we were on vacation in Taos,
New Mexico, where we heard a couple called “Acoustic Eidolon” play a guitjo,
which is a 14-string, double-necked cross between a guitar and banjo, paired with
the cello. The splendor of the night sky was only exceeded by the sound of
their music. We moved inside to watch them in awe as Joe went from neck to neck
playing his guitjo, while Hanna complemented perfectly with her cello playing.
Amazingly,
they were coming east in the fall, when we were planning to open our space. They
played at our first showcase. They were so good, in fact, that they became our
“house band,” coming to perform whenever they traveled east. When their album
Live to Dance came out, our artistic director Jamie Kinney choreographed a
dance to that tune. What joy to hear them perform and watch my daughter and her
friends dance to “Live to Dance.”
Like Marcie,
I wish to embrace life. Unlike me, my daughter has her whole life ahead of her
to dance through and embrace. Thank you, Marcie, for bringing me such joy and
teaching me such exuberance.
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Live to Dance is an instrumental
written by Joe Scott and performed by Acoustic Eidolon. I humbly recommend this
music to everyone. You can see them play the song here:
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