06 Matching Contest - dance - Spring 2021 • Millikin University

tide rushes in
twirling the sea foam
with a pointed toe

I get lost
in the flow
of the music

swift wind
passes
as I twirl

gliding on the floor
air runs through me
I am free

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top quarter champion

 

TOP half Chamption

bottom quarter champion

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twirling
the ballerina
outside the music box

ballet dancer
sacrificial lamb
cutting on thorns

I feel myself begin to move
to offer
an escape

the music travels
through my body
cover me in sweat

 

TOP half champion

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CHAMPION
 

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BOTTOM half champion

laughter on the dance floor
our favorite line dance
through the speakers

wine Wednesdays
tabletop dancing
Alexa, volume 10!

dancing in the rain
please tell me
no one’s watching

80s music blaring
you and I dance
like no one is watching

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top quarter champion

 

BOTTOM half champion

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another split
teacher says
to stay in it

pressure,
perfection
from top to bottom

sudden backflip
the mimicking child
falls to the ground

tears on my cheeks
I won
first place

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