Dancing is the Language of Sensation | SATB Chorus | 3'
Dancing is the Language of Sensation sets a text by London Mosher describing the many emotions that dance can communicate. Mosher's poem was selected to be set to music through a campus-wide poetry contest at Ripon College (Ripon, WI). This piece was commissioned and premiered by the Ripon College Chamber Singers, John C. Hughes, Conductor.
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Dancing is the language of sensation
that is neither voiced, nor written, nor heard.
Whisper, sing, or shout an invitation,
of your love without so much as a word.
The whipping movement of a twirl cries pain,
a flighty hand may prove a giddy heart.
Plié across a room reflecting shame,
Display your spite in a mean, zealous march.
See how much one gesture can reveal me?
My every fondness, hate, and fiery passion.
Every single step, every solitary plea,
is a rush of my heart, every affection.
Dancing is the speech of wrists and ankles,
Voicing words that weave our hearts in tangles.
—London Mosher

