My name Jawhara – Precious Jewel. What an honor to have a name like that given to me.
I would never in a million years have chosen it for myself, I am much more practical than that. When Ahlam gave me the name, I was really interested in why. What did she see that made this name describe me? She told me one time that when she watched me dance it was like watching a jewel being unwrapped. Not a BIG HUGE DIAMOND, but a small precious jewel that is delicate but also very strong. The visual that gave me was very precise and as I explore my dance style I realize it is more like me than I could have possibly imagined.
My moves are small, deliberate and distinctively mine. As much as I would love to have big fluid moves, they are not to be. So I will dance with what I have been gifted with, small, delicate, distinctive movement, that I hope brings as much joy and delight to others as it does to me.
Written by Jawhara.
I would never in a million years have chosen it for myself, I am much more practical than that. When Ahlam gave me the name, I was really interested in why. What did she see that made this name describe me? She told me one time that when she watched me dance it was like watching a jewel being unwrapped. Not a BIG HUGE DIAMOND, but a small precious jewel that is delicate but also very strong. The visual that gave me was very precise and as I explore my dance style I realize it is more like me than I could have possibly imagined.
My moves are small, deliberate and distinctively mine. As much as I would love to have big fluid moves, they are not to be. So I will dance with what I have been gifted with, small, delicate, distinctive movement, that I hope brings as much joy and delight to others as it does to me.
Written by Jawhara.
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