This is a
partially duplicated blog entry from Motion365, my personal dance adventure
from 2010-2011. Notable entries have been copied to this blog so students
and fellow dancers may enjoy the ponderings and combos created from the
experience.
December 20, 2010
Song: Adir Adirim (5:21) by Balkan
Beat Box from Tribal Beats, Vol. 2.
It is the first day of this movement
experience, and I greet it with both enthusiasm and hesitance.
The comfort of a warm shower loosens
my body to movement and relaxes my mind to the drum beat of my heart. Ah, yes.
There it is - the desire to free my body, release my mind, engage my
soul. My trusty sidekick, docked in its
station, begins the call. Bub-bub-ba
bub-bub-ba. Bub-bub-ba bub-bub-ba. Bub-bub-ba bub-bub-ba. Mm-uh.
At first I feel a trifle bit silly
adorned in work attire and attempting to groove to a tune I so strongly desire
to master with the nuances of my body.
The perfection monster screams in my ears to stop, to constructively put
together choreographed moves, and to remove the faults from these imperfect
steps coming forth at random.
In hushed tones and with feathered
gentleness, the dancer in my soul whispers, “Peace. Joy. Love. Acceptance.
Discovery.” Slowly, my mind receives the
imperfections as opportunities for consideration. Motion has no flaws, only Synchronicities
Welcoming Artistic Lingering Flare - or flaws spelled backward.
My body begins to explore habitual
patterns and then tweaks them for new variations.
1-4: (Facing the front L corner) R
Hip Drop Ronde de Jambe (front, side, back).
Step Back.
5-8: Ribs R-L. Pelvic Lift-Drop.
1-4: (Facing the front R corner) L
Hip Drop Ronde de Jambe (front, side, back).
Step Back.
5-8: Ribs L-R. Pelvic Lift-Drop.
As I finally settle in to my body
and the repetition of a new pattern, the music draws to a close and I am left
hungry for my next Motion365.
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