Lupus In Fabula

[Fiorella de Marco]

She squinted her eyes and smiled mysteriously from beneath her mask. She listened carefully to his objections and thoroughly analyzed his state of mind, which was more than evident in his body language, the intonation of his voice, and even the way his lips moved.

"To understand our dances you must understand what we are like as people. Our dances are something that has been with us throughout our entire history. They are in our blood."

"Once upon a time, back on Earth, life was relatively difficult for our people - especially as civilization progressed. We kept up - barely, but that did not stop us from enjoying our life, celebrating it and tasting all it had to offer."

She gave another long blink, showing off her long eyelashes and the prominent eyeliner intensifying her steely blue gaze. She spoke her words at a slow, almost explanatory pace during this brief cultural exchange.

"Our dances embody life at its essence. They are meant to stir our blood and delight our souls. They are sensual, like slow ballroom dances for pairs, yet also fast and challenging, like wiggling on a nightclub dance floor, and last but not least, they require trust between the two partners."

"Learning our dances is only half the experience - the other half is living them, feeling them, being possessed by them."

She spoke the last words in a half-whisper, perhaps to add to the whole mystery and strangeness of her own culture. She briefly raised her two hands to the level of her head and snapped her fingers several times in a wild tempo similar to a Spanish guitar. Closing her eyes, she let herself be absorbed for several long seconds by the music she was only thinking in her head and swayed her body to its rhythm along with a few quick steps of the Hispanic tango.
Once she was satisfied with her demonstration, she opened her eyes again and, a fleeting smile on her lips, continued the discussion.

"This is what I miss in your dances - appropriate and unbridled exuberance. It should be noted that we reserve such for complete strangers if we see fit. In fact, it is rude to refuse an offer for a dance."

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Fiorella Arianna de Marco | As Dawn Mayflower
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