Hips and Heart. I met these beautiful dancers in a beach hotel bathroom. They were dressing for their flamenco show, applying red lipstick and shimmying into colorful tiered dresses. For a second, I flashed back to my own childhood recitals, the excitement, nerves and glamour of ruffled dresses and castanets. As I watched them perform, I marveled at the fiery precision of their hips and heels, in complete command. The chance encounter inspired this piece, to honor the human impulse to practice, then show up and exude.