to live in a society where the status quo , politcal correctness , conservative views, corruption , discrimination , for whatever it is, whether its imposed. On us or by us…….its no wonder that these ingredients would brew a stew of subcultures founded on the principals of acceptance , pride, freedom of expression, and unparalled creativity…..to rock the status quo to recognize our place in this quilt we call America….

Its no wonder, that this world and its inhabitants would all coincide and embrace all of the colors, eccentricities , classes, talents, that would, in our society standards , would be overlooked, dismissed , and pushed aside………thus cultivating new artforms that forces the world to take notice… recognize…and elevates us or our artforms to the forefront…..

Love, brotherhood, unity, family…..is the motto of this world….

Or is it??

How many times have we had endless discussions and adopted the love, truth, and justice for all mantra….for dance. We hear it all the time “one love”, “unity” “family”

When in actuality, the signs and imprints of our society’s value system seep into our subculture /world, a world that is suppose to be what society can’t be for us becomes our mirror…

Politics , …Nepotism, discrimination, corruption ….and you would think its government…

but its in DANCE…

And while we mask it with the notion of love , unity, family…the irony is that..sometimes. it becomes very clear…..that once you read the fine print….it is restricted to only a select few…..who may fit in or be well received by a collective group of souls, whom you must pledge your timeless allegiance to….and must limit any friendships with anyone who is not deemed part of this selected few, or else ..all of the aforementioned will be null and void…

Sign your name on the dotted line…and enjoy a lifetime of privilages that come with this deal……

While anyone else, no matter how creative, talented , influential or brillant they may be, doesn’t quite fit in to whom is deemed worthy , or get to enjoy the same benefits, or better yet, may not even be recognized or considered an option at all…..

Safe to say….though we all may live in the same neighborhood, we definitely lead very separate lives, and though we may wave and occasionally speak to our neighbors …we keep our circle very small to a select few………….

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…Whitney Houston