The 'origano' festival took place in Dornbirn's main square. Arabic melodies mingled with African drumbeats intertwining into the lilting Eastern European instruments. Europeans, however, are shy about dancing, insecure about the way others will perceive them.
This makes the dance in European cultures seriously tame, and somewhat dull. Dance as an art form, not just as an embarrassed half-shimmy in a crowded club, needs to be resurrected.
This makes the dance in European cultures seriously tame, and somewhat dull. Dance as an art form, not just as an embarrassed half-shimmy in a crowded club, needs to be resurrected.
Anyway, this festival felt like a lemon slice of London, a concentrated crowd of fun lovers of all ages moving to the music, hair spangling in the jumping lights - enjoying living, no, loving living. Guys with dreadlocks and rollups clapped and stomped and smiled, while the music tumbled around them like whirling dervishes descending. I moved too, unsure of myself but feeling swayed by the music, not quite confident enough to really let go...
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