Danny

You were here.
You were gifted, yes.
But being here
That was the gift.

So, dance big now.
We'll be here
Reeling, dealing
With this massive
Shift.

Dream loud now.
This rift
Might break us
Shake us
Destroy us.

Reverie misses us
Dismisses us.
There is no lesson
Here--

The very place
You should be.

"For My Girl..."

I imagine you
Dancing
To any music
Anywhere.
Your grace is
Etched in
My
Consciousness.
And somewhere
Beyond where
I can see
Or touch,
And beyond
Where you
Can see
Or touch,
That's where
He exists.
His image
Tattooed on
The back
Of your
Eyelids.
His words
Echoing
Deep in
Your heart.
When you least
Expect it,
That's when
He comes
To let you know
He is not
Gone,
But with you
Still...
For as you dance,
He remains
Close at hand,
Passing along
Messages from
Beyond here
And now.
New messages
To carry with you
In your heart
Until
You meet
Again.

Empirical

Play your own game
And dance your own dance
Keep your head up
Give yourself half a chance.
If you touch a piece
Then you have to move it
Believe in yourself
Get out there and do it.
Dream your own dreams
And let people in
Behind painted lines
The magic begins.

Shaping Sound

I see you spin
From such great heights
Around and around
Beneath the lights
Above the dancers -
Above the ground -
I watch as you
Are shaping sound.

Fences

Inside,
You fill
A role.
Inside,
Someone else
Always has
Control.
Create an
Offense,
And then
Break down
The fences.

When You Say

Watching this:
The turning,
The moving,
The realness,
Always changing...
It's inspiring
And it's living
And it's chaos,
Still forgiving...
It is looking
Toward the sun
It is reaching
For someone
It is everything
It is anything
It is strength
In a state-of-being.

Outside These Lines

There is a moment
When I'm watching
When it hits me -
The everything
You have overcome
And endured
And accomplished
To be
Where you are
Right now.
It resonates
So strongly with me
That, in fact,
I must sit back
And take a moment
In the midst of
All this beauty
And intrigue
That captures me -
This everything -
To sit and breathe
And know
As tears linger
Somewhere down near
My toes - deep inside
Where no one knows -
I am proud
And I'm amazed...
Please, can it always
Be this way?

So Ready

So ready to see
Some dancing
Some turning
Some friends
And some learning
Today.
So ready to be
Inspired -
Enlightened -
To have
My day brightened
Today.

Workshop

Can hardly wait
For tomorrow
To begin.
For birthday
Month
To
Start
Truly
Being
Celebrated.
With dance
And friends
And family.

Showcase

Don't just dance
Tonight, but give
And express
Everything inside.
Tell the story
You came to tell.
I believe you.
Fight and live well.
Go there, that's right.
Don't care too much
But just enough.
Lose yourself -
Be yourself -
Onstage tonight.

Primetime Live

So proud I don't know what to say
Of this young man on this fine day
Sing and dance and act and play
Happiness is here to stay
Watching him grow up.

Like You

Something like
Today
Will never
Be again
Because
It's lived
And spent
And now
It's just
A memory
Kept.

Movement

Movement is freeing
Whether it is
With your body
Or the movement
Of a
Pen
Across
A page.
So,
Breathe in,
Breathe out,
And
Move.

Upcoming

Something special
Is in the works,
And I can
Hardly wait
To see
What
Unfolds
Upon the stage
In only days.

Premiere

Dance - like an old friend -
And dancers
Whose talent never ends
Make me excited
For days to come.
Returning faces -
Young, old, and new -
Give me hope
And inspiration
For days that need no
Preparation.

Results

You showed your scars
With pride tonight.
You went out and did
What's right.
So pride and love
Are what I feel
When I watch
And miss you,
That's what real
Talent is.
You can't mess
With this.
You are the
Ones
Producing
Results
With your heart,
Your hands,
And your feet.

Mollee

Grow
Into yourself.
Dance
Out to the world.
Shine
In your own light.
Make
Your mark tonight.

Interpretation

Hear the music
Inside yourself
And dance to
Show them who
You are.
You are
Amazing
And talented
And exciting
To watch.

Fire Island

On and island Made of fire Is where you danced And where you lived Until someone took You away from The fire that Hurt you, and Showed you how To put that Fire inside, And to let it Out when you move, To free yourself.

Catch

Stop yourself
Don't go too close
To the edge,
Or you will fall
Slowly and too quick
For you to know what happened.
So don't stand too far away.
Stay close enough
To let yourself
Be caught.