I've caught a bit of a bug. It's pretty inconvenient since it is Beat Michigan week and all, and tomorrow is the Mirror Lake jump. I guess I won't be participating. Saturday morning I'm heading back to Cincinnati for part deux of my interview. I'm crossing my fingers that it goes well! It would be wonderful if I could give my closest family and friends gifts. (Frankly I can't afford to right now) Every one is so generous to me. I hope I can reciprocate!
Lately I've been choreographing, thinking some, and grounding myself. My composition class isn't that awful anymore. (I'm getting positive responses) My confidence is growing. For the past couple of weeks I've been uncertain about my "dance identity"-my style, my intentions, and how it influences my life. This afternoon solidified a few things for me in regards to this.
We improvised to a couple selected songs. The score revolved around our previous choreography. Afterward Vicki and Eran pulled me aside. They told me my movement was eccentric, quirky, and dark (among other things). I'm comfortable with this, although not very surprised. I think I just needed to hear it from somebody else.
It's difficult when you grew up devoting a quarter of your life to "The Nutcracker" and slaving away your weekends in satin pointe shoes. I often feel compelled to incorporate my strong ballet background into my choreography and improvisation techniques. It's hard to fight it. I get better reactions when I try to embrace the department's heavy post-modern influence. So that's what I do.
I agree with their realist point of view. Always I've asserted that I am a human being before a dancer. Ballet clashed with this. So, slowly I'm becoming closer to matching who I am with how I move on my own behalf. It's satisfying.
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