Marie Louise Wilderijckx


HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!

ON THIS AMERICAN THANKSGIVING DAY
I GIVE THANKS FOR MY DANCE TEACHER
TODAY SHE COMPLETES A FULL JUPITER CYCLE
OF 30316 EARTH SPINS
WHICH MEANS TWELVE JUPITER TRIPS
AROUND THE SUN
RETURNING TO THE SAME PLACE
IN RELATION TO THE EARTH & SUN
ON THE DAY SHE WAS BORN

LONG MAY YOU DANCE!!


I WAS DOING MY DANCE & SONG ACT
DANCING WITH MY GUITAR
ON THE CATHEDRAL SQUARE IN ANTWERP
AND WAS PASSING THE HAT
AFTER THE SHOW.
“NICE TURNS” SAID A WOMAN
WHO GAVE ME SOME MONEY.
SHE’S WITH THE NYC BALLET,
HER FRIEND SAID

*****
I TELL MY GRANDMOTHER
THAT I GET MORE SUPPORT
FROM DANCERS THAN MUSICIANS &
SHE SAYS, “TAKE YOUR SUPPORT
WHERE YOU CAN GET IT”
*****
ANOTHER DAY I WAS PERFORMING
AND ANOTHER DANCER SHOWED UP AND
COMPLIMENTS ME ON MY TURNS
“YOU SHOULD SEE MY JUMPS”,
I TOLD HER &
SHE FOLLOWED ME TO ANOTHER SQUARE
AND AFTER THE SHOW INVITED ME
TO PERFORM FOR AN END OF YEAR
BALLET CLASS
AFTER MY PERFORMANCE
WHICH INCLUDED A TANGO, A MINUET,
& A ROCK & ROLL TWIST & A SUFI SPIN
THE TEACHER INVITED ME TO
TAKE CLASSES WITH HER
I HAVE BEEN TAKING WEEKLY CLASSES
WITH MARIE LOUISE WILDERIJCKX
FOR OVER 25 YEARS NOW
SHE PERFORMED AS A SOLOIST WITH
BALLET VAN VLAANDEREN &
THE KIROV BALLET
AND HAS TAUGHT MANY MANY DANCERS
INCLUDING SIDI LARBI CHERKAOUI
SHE PLAYED HERSELF
IN THE MOVIE ‘GIRL’ IN 2018
AND CONTINUES TEACHING FULL TIME
AT THE KB JOSEE NICOLAI BALLET SCHOOL
IN ANTWERPEN

Bob Dylan/Antwerpen


a miserably wet cool polluted day
i walked over to the hotel
to see if I could score a ticket from the band
i am told they have no tickets
i ask Tony if he told bob I was around
no, he said, I don’t talk to him

and don’t bother me anymore for tickets
we had plenty for the outlaws tour
with Willie Nelson, he said
but none for Europe
so at 7 I walked over to the show
said hello to Frankie who has busked
most of the shows since prague
playing Dylan tunes
and put up a sign
at 8pm as the concert began
I was given a ticket and went in
Same show, little impro
and as damp and uninspired as the weather
or, perhaps,I have heard too many shows
anyhow, it was 24 years ago since I did this
Playing by myself is no longer fun,
my act is limited by my inability to dance like I once did
and people really do want to hear Dylan tunes
like he used to sing them
as Frankie does very well

i played a few songs, did a couple of Sufi spins
and hope my spirit was appreciated