this summer is the summer of dance for me.
I have seen so many dnace performances from the dance festival from Wilma Theater, to the performance at Kimmel Center and recently the performances at the Mann Center. On the first day of August, dancers performed in Mann Center different types of dances: Irish, Japanese and African dancing:
Irish -steps, tapping, a bit of ballet [changement-like movement, restricted leaps]
Japanese- theatrical, miming, kabuki-esque, nature movements-using props, stylized with feet pose and movement, symmetrical
African- beats, rhythmical, bursting, big movement, liberal, jumping, energetic, isolation
AND MORE
later that day, I watched the movie Hairspray- broadway musical turned into film which was inspired by the 80s' movie with Rikki Lake-- it's about rebellion, change, segregation/integration, 60s civil rights movement... with talented cast: John Travolta, Michelle Pfeifer, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah and more... it's energetic and funny- this musical was more dance oriented than other song-oriented musicals (the songs are okay).
At night, I watched "So You Think You Can Dance" on Fox... Sabra is my favorite dancer this season!
the only thing left for me to do is actually go enroll in dance classes again for fun (I wish)!
Posted by Michael Diezmos at August 2, 2007 4:46 PM