Saturday, May 8, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Rehearsing like Crazy
Well tis the night before auditions and all through St. John's all the dancers were swirling in their long flowing costumes.
Performance. What the hell would I want to do that for? Well, though I am content with the level of education I am recieving from the exellent Wild Lily Dance Centre I am moving ahead. Perhaps by moving backward (I feel like that most times).
It's been quite the battle not only to write and perform my own choreography to music using what I learned but interpreting emotion into my dance. I think that may be one of the key factors of perfromance, transfering messages through body and emotion. Who said I wasn't picking up a few ideas here and there? I will be finished this time tomorrow with all the stress and excitement that comes with auditioning for troupe membership consideration with the Neighourhood Strays. It will be bittersweet to say the least.
I chaulk the majority of this wish wash time in between finishing the coursework to my Master's degree and entering a new relam of belly dance up to experience. I have learned that I can create a solo rather quickly once I find the right music. I can also put it into body memory in a rather quick amount of time given the right space to practice in. Carpet is the devil. Pressure is a figment of the imagination. And there is no better feeling than to dance with those who share the common bond that is belly dance.
I got the most benifical information from my peers today at a self-proprieted rehearsal time in the studio with them. They will futhur my dance experience. I owe them big time. It was fun learning and understanding how they are going through this process as well. So many differences and similarities between us women. I truly valued and recommend rehearsing with others who are going through auditions. It takes the competition down to a minimum. In reality I believe it may also lessen the amount of hurt experienced should one of us fail to make the troupe. We bond as one force of auditionees rooting for each other rather than creating a space for demise and abuse.
Keep this in mind. Rehearsal with peers only provides more to your dance form not less nor does it sacrifice the piece in any way.
Performance. What the hell would I want to do that for? Well, though I am content with the level of education I am recieving from the exellent Wild Lily Dance Centre I am moving ahead. Perhaps by moving backward (I feel like that most times).
It's been quite the battle not only to write and perform my own choreography to music using what I learned but interpreting emotion into my dance. I think that may be one of the key factors of perfromance, transfering messages through body and emotion. Who said I wasn't picking up a few ideas here and there? I will be finished this time tomorrow with all the stress and excitement that comes with auditioning for troupe membership consideration with the Neighourhood Strays. It will be bittersweet to say the least.
I chaulk the majority of this wish wash time in between finishing the coursework to my Master's degree and entering a new relam of belly dance up to experience. I have learned that I can create a solo rather quickly once I find the right music. I can also put it into body memory in a rather quick amount of time given the right space to practice in. Carpet is the devil. Pressure is a figment of the imagination. And there is no better feeling than to dance with those who share the common bond that is belly dance.
I got the most benifical information from my peers today at a self-proprieted rehearsal time in the studio with them. They will futhur my dance experience. I owe them big time. It was fun learning and understanding how they are going through this process as well. So many differences and similarities between us women. I truly valued and recommend rehearsing with others who are going through auditions. It takes the competition down to a minimum. In reality I believe it may also lessen the amount of hurt experienced should one of us fail to make the troupe. We bond as one force of auditionees rooting for each other rather than creating a space for demise and abuse.
Keep this in mind. Rehearsal with peers only provides more to your dance form not less nor does it sacrifice the piece in any way.
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