Why "ikigai" "dance"?

Life is a dance and dance is life. One cannot dance without being alive and one cannot live without dancing. I'm not limiting myself to the strict dance styles of partner dance, or even freestyle, but expanding the word choice of dance to cover all poetry in motion. One only needs to look to see the rhythms that play out around and within us from the sound of water or wind to the music that our bodies make - the pulsing of blood to the drum beat of the heart. And what better way to describe life's dance than "ikigai" that something which makes life worth living. So, this is an all encompassing blog, sharing my observations and ranging from religion/spirituality and poetry to cooking, dance and other passions. There is a definite bias to dance in all, I admit and forewarn.