Dancing Words
Dancing Words
A Poetry Collection
Copyright © 2022
Jocelyne Smallian-Khan / Smallian-Khan Ltd.
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First Edition: September 2022
ISBN: print 978-1-7780584-2-4 / e-book 978-1-7780584-3-1
Dedication
To my dance
teachers, mentors,
colleagues, peers,
students, and friends
You are legion
You are vital
You empower
You inspire
Please
never stop being
who you are
Dancing Words
Contents
Carnivale. 2
The Dancer. 4
A Dance. 5
Tannoura. 6
Tannoura-Tannoura-Tannoura. 7
Zeffah. 8
Can Can. 9
À La Barre. 10
Dancacrostic. 12
You Are the Dance. 13
Carried Away. 14
Dabke. 15
Ghaziya. 16
Ghawazi 17
ArtWorkEthic. 18
Two Haiku for Zahra. 19
Musician and Dancer. 20
Nritya. 21
Nuance. 22
Made It Right 23
Dancing for Me. 24
The Heart Still Dances. 25
She Danced. 26
Temple Dancer. 28
En Pointe. 29
Tease. 30
Rhumba. 31
Art Beat 32
Snazzy Jazzy. 33
Express the Dance. 34
In The Studio. 35
About the Author. 36
Also from Jocelyne Smallian-Khan. 37
Carnivale
For Bernie
Winding - shining - sparkling - free
Festive - blissful - dance with me
The Dancer
For Johanne
The waist
The hips
The ankle
The wrist
The eyes
The fingers
The shoulder
The leg
The body
The essence
The spirit
The soul
