Dancing is surely the most basic and relevant of all forms of expression. Nothing else can so effectively give outward form to an inner experience. Poetry and music exist in time. Painting and architecture are a part of space. But only the dance lives at once in both space and time. In it the creator and the thing created, the artist and the expression, are one. Each participates completely in the other. There could be no better metaphor for an understanding of the mechanics of the cosmos. Lyall Watson
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By saying that “the dance lives at once in both space and time”, the author is emphasizing that the dance is a reflection of itself. The dance can exist in time and space simultaneously and this makes it very unique and distinct from other forms of art. The author also states that it is a metaphor for understanding the mechanics of the cosmos.

Source: Gifts Of Unknown Things: A True Story Of Nature, Healing, And Initiation From Indonesias Dancing Island

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