Dance as a Distributed Cognitive Event

When faced with hardships as an adult, throwing a tantrum may be irrational and inane. However, on the stage, tantrums are permitted -- and encouraged. I found myself collapsing through the hits, flying through the hardships, spinning through the confusion, jumping through happiness, pacing through anxiousness, and reaching out through desperation. It was there I stood naked and vulnerable. Allowing all of the frustration, doubts, and fears to unveil them on stage in front of an audience who wouldn't know the content, but could connect to the universal emotions. The art of dance is a powerful form of creative communication and expression, that oftentimes elicits this emotional, visceral response within an audience.