Dance like a King | SHE'S A SHOW

Song by Miriam Karpantschof
Video: Anja Høvik Strømsted & Jasmin Hurst
Image: artist portrait of Anja Høvik Strømsted

Dance like a King

Anja Høvik Strømsted writes about her video: This visceral film wishes to transform raw emotions to the format of music video. A woman tries to force her way out of a nightmare with two brutal men. Taking a stance, she refuses to negotiate her position, irretractable forward facing; her body is the battleground. Alone, unfrightened and relentless in her insistence of self, she painfully claims back the definition of herself. In this film the violence is a dance and the heroine dances like a king.

Dance like a King 

Let’s just be friends now
take a step or 2
If none of this is real
I could just stay ‘till 4
and love you all for nothing
send you away and back for more

Let’s keep our secrets
come and close the door
look to the mountains
I know you like them too

I’ll dress up
as a heroine and
dance like a king

Let’s kiss and make up
I will be the man
count 100
Then come and place your hand

I’ll dress up
dress up
as a heroine and
dance like a king

keep you coming
keep you coming
keep you coming

Dance like a King

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