Craving It

I missed dance on Thursday. I just had a major craving to go to the studio. So I decided to tell you about it.
In my world I do not believe in therapy. This is why dance plays a major role in my life because it is my therapy. The way the music moves me and how my emotions just leave my body with the movements is a wonderful experience. It is everything to me that a punching bag is to some when angry. Me and my one teacher actually had such a good relationship I used to call her and ask to open up the studio so I could dance. She always had so much fun with me on these days because I kept going and seemed like I had all the energy in the world. My performance was on point too.Why I am having this craving is because I missed my time to get my emotions out for the week, but no worries, I have class on Tuesday. I am very exited to go and leave it all on the floor until next time.

"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak" Hopi Indian saying

Performace Class

I had another performance class Tuesday with one of my favorite teachers Mr. Joe. During this class we started off with laying on the floor with the lights off. You are probably wondering why? Well Mr. Joe had the idea to lay on the floor and close our eyes to just listen to the music. We did this to understand the mood of the song so we could perform it looking like we were in that moment that the singer was in also. Dancers are ment to make the audience feel an emotion by the time they walk off stage. I read an article on movement and I would like to share it with you.
http://www.khecari.org/words/importance-of-dance.html

"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak" Hopi Indian saying

Hopi Dancers

I put up a video I found off of YouTube of the Hopi Indians doing a butterfly dance. This is one of their most sacred dances. To the "normal people" it might look like the same thing over and over again. In actuality it is an honor to be able to perform this dance when you are a member of the Hopi tribe. The Hopi's feel what they are dancing in every single dance and movement they perform. It is a gift they have to let their emotions speak words through movements of their bodies. This is the gift that most dancers strive to have, and these Native Americans seem to be born with it. 

Hopi Butterfly Dance

"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak" Hopi Indian saying

Performance Is Everything

I recently went to a class taught by my teacher Mr. Joe. Some background information on Mr. Joe is that he had won the title of being in Pittsburgh's top 10 most interesting people. He started his own dance company and also teaches at my dance school. He taught a class that is for performance called "performance class". Yes, the name is very creative.
What we did in class was learn a very simple combination. It didn't have any turns nor any leaps. However the moves were artistic and filled with passion. If it was performed correctly the sequence looked beautiful and interesting. This is what we strive to do. Reaching your arm a fraction further or pointing your toe a little more, even your facial expression impacts the dance more than doing thirty fouette turns in a row. Yes thirty fouette turns would be awesome but that isn't the point. What I am trying to get at is dance with emotion, and dance with all of it and people will enjoy the show.

"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak" Hopi Indian saying