Diversity, Dedication and Discipline

Three d’s: diversity, dedication and discipline, can describe the commitment and practice I and others have experienced with an international dance movement. It is over a 100 years old. Although not well known in popular circles it is recognized as an influential amateur dance group MMM(Margaret Morris Movement. I have been practicing it for most of my adult life. While living in Toronto raising a family and working outside the home, I attended a minimum of one 2 hour class every week. Sometimes I was able to attend more than one class. When offered I might attend a full weekend of classes, and on a few occasions, an entire week. That takes dedication and discipline. Learning built on a foundation of movements designed to strengthen, stretch and mobilize the muscles and joints led me to an understanding of myself that I continue to build upon in other exercise regimens.

The diversity comes from the nature of the movement itself that developed over time to include a growing understanding of the body sciences like physiology and the expanding of the arts especially in dance. Diversity also comes from the people engaged in the practice of MMM. What could be more diverse than people from all over the world coming together to learn and practice a continuum of dance exercises.