Dance is a conversation between the heart and the mind. The movement flows out of knowledge passed down and joins with the internal souls of the dancers. Influences of the past never lose their power; however, acknowledgement of them may not be so obvious. But thankfully there is grace. Grace allows for a dancer to take small steps before a leap. The heart whispers the dancer into movement and eventually the mind begins to understand how far dance has traveled to get to the dancer. How it has influenced, fought, transformed, and breathed into its current existence. Once a dancer begins to realize the conversation they have entered, they may join in and present their heart’s vulnerability to the world.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Alexis Meleo
Alexis Meleo
D331
April 22, 2011
Dance Manifesto
Dance is living. Dance is breathing. Dance is movement. Dance is cessation.
Dance is freedom, happiness, determination. Dance is fleeing, hellish, discouraging.
Dance is your first day of ballet class, your first kiss, your one true love.
Dance is your first feelings of pain, frustration. Dance is your first incessant endurance of
rejection.
Dance doesn’t come from money, status, age, or dare I say talent.
These are but a murmur in the ears of an artist.
Dance is ____________. Dance is _____________. Dance is living.
Morgan Caldwell
Morgan Cadwell
Dance Manifesto
Dance is everything I breathe and is part of my whole being. Dance is constantly in my thoughts and is always there to let out any emotion I have. I have so many different feelings when I dance, but mostly I can just be myself and add my own style into whatever is being thrown at me. When I dance, I feel free. As my body moves through space and time, every movement counts for something and describes who I am while showing what I am capable of. The energy I feel through my body as I dance cannot be put into words because it is just a part of me that flows out. Without dance who knows who I would be today or what route I would’ve taken growing up. Dance is everything and it completes me!
Doralyn Moulier
Doralyn Moulier
Carter
D331
4/22/11
Dance Manifesto
Dance is universal.
It is love, passion, kind, and strong. It is cultural, political, and artistic. It is powerful, speechless, hopeful, beautiful, romantic, painful, sensual, frightening, devastating, personal, and open. Dance is even more than words can describe. To dance in front of a mirror, you show yourself who you really are. Reflecting who we truly are inside.
In dance you are free to express yourself, free to explore, and free to let every emotion and all creativity spill out. But most importantly what all these have in common is that dance is free.
We dance when we celebrate, we dance to relieve stress/pain, we dance to satisfy our mind and body, we dance for ourselves, we dance for an audience, we dance when we’re in love, we dance in the rain, we dance for a cause, we dance for higher power. We dance because it is a beautiful piece of life. And without it we lose an important source of life and energy. Dance has a purpose. Its purpose is to mold itself in anything you want it to be. Could you ask for more?
Sarah Gilliland
Sarah Gilliland
D331: S. Carter
22 April 2011
Dance Manifesto
Dance is the reflection of a person’s feelings in that moment. It is the most authentic form of self-expression as it is done with the body. There is no hiding one’s beliefs about life, values, or culture during dance—we wear them like fine clothes in every overcurve, smile, leap, and toe point for all to see. What is revealed and learned can be as much for the individual as it is an audience.
Dance brings us to the present. Participants get to experience the texture of the floor, feel of the music, and weight of their bodies in a completely original way. As a metaphor, we dance every day with the choices we make or don’t make. Dance is not only an outlet, but its own private language: one that is as complicated as living itself.
Callie Webster
Dance is an expression of the inner self. It is a canvas on which all of a person’s secrets, feelings, life experiences, and talents are painted for others as well as no one but themselves to see. It is a commitment that is honored and kept within a person for the entirety of their life. It is a sanctuary that one can visit in times of stress or happiness. It is a universal medium that all humanity can share if the need arises within them, and it can be interpreted in as many ways as there are people in that humanity. Dance has no boundaries as long as you let there be none and dance is a way for people to communicate when there are no words that can be said.
Seghen Amanios
Seghen Amanios
Dance Manifesto D331
April 29, 2011
I Seghen Amanios declare that dance is an art form. When observing a piece one must watch carefully as the dancer stretches her body to show different shapes. Dance is not only a sport but a true love. The passion that is illuminated across the stage and gracefully hits the inner dancer’s soul that sits in the audience. One does not need to know all the history of dance to appreciate what is happening before their eyes. Dance is for everyone not just those who have studied in a studio for years, but those all over the world with different religions, race, and even social classes. It is not so much as only the technique, but the story and meaning behind every step and hand gesture demonstrated. Dance is the root of history and will never be lost. It is an evolution that will never stop evolving. It is the fire that burns in everyone’s heart. The one true escape from the madness in society. It is the silent poetry that has no limits. When you dance don’t be afraid who’s watching and dance for yourself. We are often afraid to show others our gifts and may be scared of rejection or humiliation. With dance we let these boundaries go. Dance is no longer just a hobby, just a sport, or just a movement, but dance is a tool. It is a tool to show others your thoughts, a tool to declare what is right and what is wrong. Dance is what I love, the one true love that will never disappoint, never judge but simply be what you want it to be. The only definition of dance is what you make it to be.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith
4/22/11
D331 – Carter
Dance Manifesto
Dance is a language. Dance is selfish and selfless. Dance is freedom of wordless expression. Dance should be practiced by free will, to serve the purpose of expression, exercise, ritual, or pastime. Dance can be an escape from your life or the center of your life. Dance should not be stressful. And above all, dance should involve leaving little pieces of your soul wherever you go.
Kelly Judge
Kelly Judge
Dance Manifesto
Dance establishes health in both mind and body. It serves as therapy for an at times troubled mind. It is the release of negative energy and feelings to achieve a feeling of balance and peace. It makes me feel like anything is possible and helps to bring light to dark situations. Dance symbolizes hope and possibility for the future.
Alex Sigler
Manifesto
Brief gestures of an arm can do a lot of things: It can stop a vehicle, prepare a race, snap. It can motion the wind, render a greeting, give praise. It can say how you feel, pass up dessert, invite a guest. It can cause fear, make a fist, and send someone to their death. Movements of the fingers can signal peace, happiness, anger, pain, even how many orders of fries you want. It varies on location and culture. This is a language unspoken. A language associated with words, but truly has no written language; no verbal language. A language communicated through motion; a language bounded only to motion. But this language does not stop with just the hand. It is whispered by the legs, felt in the drop of a hair, seduced by the stare of an eye, persuaded by the grin of a lip, grieved through the pounding of a floor; an intangible language with an infinite amount of finite experiences; a language with and without a structure; a language that can tell a story and can just ramble nonsense. Some see the true presence of what this is, others take it for granted. Some don’t need to recognize it, others want to. But I am telling you, those who ignore the voices of the movements forget what it truly means to be alive.
Leslie Spitznagel
Leslie Spitznagel
D331
My Dance Manifesto
For me, dance is a gift, but should not be only for others entertainment, but your personal joy and growth as well. Dance is for the eyes and not the mouth, the body and not the mind. Once you think about it, you lose the feeling. It is something to experience and cannot be taught through books or lecture, but through experience. Dance should express an emotion and be a cathartic experience for the performer. It is not about the audience, they are a small portion of the process. Dance is what we give to others who cannot or don’t know how to express themselves through the art form. A friend recently told me to “dance with your feet, body, and heart - not your mind,” and that is what I intend to do from now on. That is what it is supposed to be.
Adrienne Anderson
Adrienne Anderson
Selene Carter
D331
Dance Manifesto
Dance is a culmination of many ideas and forms. Movement, emotion, dynamics, culture, race, and religion all combine at times to form what we call dance. Dance should be filled with emotion and passion as the dancer works to connect each movement. Dance encompasses each dancer’s identity and worldview. With every movement that is made the dancers reveals another aspect of themselves. Dance is a culmination of emotions and connections.
Kalyn Whitaker
Kalyn Whitaker
24 April 2011
D 331
Dance Manifesto
When I dance I can be anything, I can express anything, and I can tell any story. Dance is a part of culture. It is a part of my culture. Dancing can be as simple as taking a step to as complicated as a series of turns. Dancing is not something merely done for entertainment, but also contains a social life. Dance allows me to forget all of my troubles. It is a form of release. It is a release in the sense that I can move away from everything and seclude myself from all troubles and emotions. I can dance about nothing. I can dance just to dance. But, dance is also a way I can express myself. It is a way I can show my emotions and express them in the best way I know possible. This kind of dancing is purely for me. It is a release of all the emotions I have. In dance I can truly be myself. Dance is a way of exploring ourselves and culture within that. Dance is a way of life. It is my life.
Kellin Miller
Dance Manifesto
Dance is telling a story without words, a communication reaching every corner of the world. It is a timeless form of self expression, always changing and growing, never dying. Dance is a portrayal of power, grace, and beauty, no matter the style. It is not contained to a single idea or time, but captures the very spirit of its performer. Dance is not about being perfect, but being you. It is about showing the world who you are, and who you strive to be. It may be a look at the past, present, or hopeful future. Whether it is on stage or off, dance has the power to move and change both dancer and viewer.
Kellin Miller
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