A day to dan:s

I woke up early yesterday, yea a Saturday. And for the first time since the concert I took the bus to school for dance ~ Dance Auditions.. I think i'm getting a bit too old for this, but hey my main purpose is to have Fun! It tickles me that though all the choreographers for the upcoming Terp are from Synergy, that everyone has their own personal style. Kelvin's vocabulary of movement varies from Gillian's or Cedric's.. But everyone is different from Cedric. Lol.

And though often times in that couple of hours I felt out of place and a tad kinesthetically challenged, it was terrible fun. I loved every minute of it. THAT I think is what dance is all about. Doing something different for a change.. movements, posture, expressions... each choreography allowed me to share a piece of their world, through their movements I get to see the world through their eyes.

And in the evening, I went with them to watch NDT at the Esplanade. Contemporary, polished, fluid, balanced. The performance was superb. What I noticed even more was how people who were there that evening were so interconnected. If I dare say, the face of dance in Singapore is not the Prima Ballerina at SDT, instead is the student, teacher, professional.. the ordinary person. But when the clock strikes, and the dancing begins they transform into dancers and performers. These are people passionate about their craft, and knows the limitations of the pursuit of passion. Last night I saw people like Fannie, Ginny, Corrine. All great dancers in their own right. All people who I have got the pleasure to dance in the same room with. I just think that its such a pity that many of these people who have worked so hard for their craft will give it all up for a desk job come graduation. Enough said.

What can I say about NDT. the movements surprised me, contemporary and purposeful. The male dancers.. what strength.. the way they lift and swing their partners.. I might be sitting in the circle seats but I feel the "woosh" as they swing and toss their partners. the use of props/ multi media really added a great dimension to it.. overall.. excellent!