Hi everyone! My brain is kind of all over the place today, so this is going to be a compilation in three parts. 1. The next couple weeks are going to get interesting, as this weekend we're going to Ottawa to perform, and then the following weekend NJ for a competition--both of these in West [...]
Category: Dance
Past Performances: Lindsey Stirling
Goooooood morning and welcome back to my life. As promised, today I have a discussion of a very recent performance I attended--a Lindsey Stirling concert last Friday. First off--holy crap. Who would have thought that a violinist could put on a concert worthy of a rock goddess. The lights, the fog, the soul-shaking music...hot damn. [...]
Stuff and Things
I have too many rehearsals and stuff and things today to write a Friday Video Review, so it will have to wait until next week. Next week will be Lindsey Stirling-focused, as we are seeing one of her shows tonight! Hooray for music, dancing, and Youtube. For now, enjoy this comic by Surviving the World. [...]
Past Performances: Synthesis
Today’s installment of Past Performances is going to be a little different--less visual, a bit less about dance, a bit more introspection. Many years ago, circa 2006/2007, the ballet company of which I was a part performed, among other things, an original ballet in four movements by Carla Wuthrich. It was titled “Requiem” and was [...]
Past Performances: MIT Open Showcase.
Collegiate competitive ballroom is kind of a big deal. People travel hundreds of miles to these conventions of glitz, glamor, and sweat in order to show off their work, style, and costumes. And in April, they converge on Boston, MA to the Rockwell Cage in MIT for the largest college-hosted event on the Eastern seaboard. [...]
Friday Video Review: Take Me to Church with Sergei Polunin
Welcome back to another Friday Video review! Today I’m going to poke at Sergei Polunin’s solo to the Hozier song “Take Me to Church.” This video went viral about a month ago, and yes, I know that’s basically centuries of internet time. Still, it’s relevant, so let’s have a chat, shall we? If you haven’t [...]
Spotlight on Choreography: 7 Colors
A year after my first piece “Day & Night” premiered, I created another piece in more or less the same situation. Same summer intensive. Same show. Different people. The band Mannheim Steamroller has been a favorite of mine for as long as I can remember, and not just for their infinitely more recognizable Christmas music. [...]
Teaching, Training, & Technique: Bows in Ballroom and Ballet
There are many differences, subtle and overt, between ballet and ballroom dance. As a student of both styles, I get to pick and choose which parts I like better. To me, one of the more irksome disparities is that of the manner in which people bow. Ballet, as an art, developed for the audience. In [...]
Spotlight on Choreography: Day and Night
Welcome to the first post of another feature: Choreography. These articles will start out discussing choreographic pieces I’ve created, and once I run out of those I’ll probably move into talking about other modern/classic choreography in the world today. In the theme of ‘firsts’, today I am going to recall the very first piece I [...]
Friday Video Review: Paso Doble by Noah and Sharna
Happy Friday readers! Welcome to the Friday Feature: Video Reviews, in which I will react to and analyze dances of all varieties. Join in the conversation! So this week's video is from the recent semi-finals of "Dancing with the Stars", featuring star Noah Galloway and pro Sharna Burgess. Have a look: Full disclosure--I have very [...]
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