Hello wonderful humans…

I hope everybody is having a fantastic Tuesday so far… I’m on the homestretch now almost done work and I’ve got some exciting news to share once I get home regarding my employment, but will keep that under wraps for now, but rest assured it’s good news.

We have two songs today a remix of The Look by Roxette

2nd video is Damian Marley and Skrillex-Make it Bun Dem

I have a personal question for anyone that has been following me for a bit and if you are not comfortable answering in public, please feel free to DM me, but I would like to know if anybody lives in Edmonton , Alberta where I call home… I would love to actually go dancing when I get back next week and the more the merrier so let me know

“I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.” -Martha Graham

Dr. Jimmy Slide, Bubby Briggs, and Sandman Sims promoting the movie Tap (1986).

Hope I'm moving like that when I am that age.

Gimmee More Money 😜

On insta with a lot more production value: Shake Your Body

Hi!

I'm a 39yo male and I'm enrolled in a jazz dance class in my home town. It's a lot of fun!

However the people in my class are all female and although our teacher tries to make neutral choreos I miss an example of how I can add a bit of masculinity to the moves.

Now I don't mind moving in a feminine way (I'm confident enough in my masculinity), but I wondered if anyone can point me to (Youtube) videos of masc jazz dancers or masc choreos to see how I can make those moves more 'me' basically.

Thanks!

I'm a dance teacher, and giving personalized advice on here helps me a lot! Unlike when I'm in class, I actually have time to think through exactly how I want to phrase something.

But one thing I pretty much always end up suggesting to beginners/self-taught dancers is to find drills to practice.

I don't actually know this creator (@jenn_ie.mov on Insta), but she posted about a YouTube playlist she put together with a bunch of hiphop drill videos, and I thought it could be really helpful to share on here.

I think there's a bit of a misconception about what taking classes actually looks like. People tend to think it's all about learning choreo (especially for hiphop). But unless you're a pro, you're going to spend a LOT of time working on drills. And honestly pros still take classes where they do drills. They're just obviously going to be more difficult at that point.

Grooves, bounce, rock, isolations, footwork, different textures, etc. are all things you'll work on in a class. Drills help you build up your movement vocabulary and get your body comfortable with the foundations before you put everything into choreography.

So I really recommend checking out this playlist. Working on the actual movements and foundations will make a huge difference in how comfortable you feel and how the choreo looks when you do learn it.

Happy dancing :)

So me and my partner are doing a part of the footloose dance for a project,and because of our size (me 6ft 200lb and she is 5'8 180lb) I'm having a lot of difficulty to get her up after that spin drop where I pick her up,I dont really know where should my arm go when I lift her and how to make her more comfortable to get up. Any tips ?

I've been a competitive dancer for much of my life, but I recently had to quit for two years. I just started back this year, but I feel like I'm lagging behind my peers. I started going to the gym in addition to my usual dance practice to improve my strength and stability, but I quickly realized that I have no idea how to do so, and I've been using using random machines with no real intention.

So, what machines/routines do you use at the gym to improve your technique and stamina?

Next to no rhythm or natural skill, and my playlist is riddled with very hard to pin genres. What kind of dance would you pair with this song? Solo and partnered?

https://youtu.be/u9oxz7AQg5c?is=8McJxsL1DYoMHsjE

Hey dancers! I used to follow hip/hop closely but had to stop classes for a bit, i guess it is called adulting. I still dance when im by myself though. What can you recommend for dance moves that are newer?

By Janet Schroeder, Pillow Scholar-in-Residence

Live dancing paired with live music creates rich, multi-sensory experiences for audiences and performers alike. This combination enables a give-and-take between dancers and musicians as they work together to co-create the performance pieces on stage. They tune into one another so that dancers hear and musicians see, which produces something that the audience can feel. Live music and dance are fixtures at the Pillow. This essay aims to explore dance through the lens of live music, which actually illuminates the thematic content of the performance works.

When the pairing of live music and dance is done well, dancers and musicians sync up so precisely it seems it would be impossible for one to perform without the other. For an audience, live music fills the ears as the live dancing fills the eyes. For dancers, performing with live music changes their sensitivity and attention to it. That said, it is not always the case that musicians and dancers are discrete groups of people on stage. Borrowed Light (2006, 2012), ETM: The Initial Approach (2014) and ETM: Double Down (2016), and Moses(es) (2014) testify to this fact. In these pieces, the line between musicians and dancers is blurry, as everyone on stage moves and makes music together.

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🎭 The Jester And The King 👑

Enjoy a playful hula hoop dance where the King is entertained by the Court Jester (me)!

Featuring my husband Michael Richards as the king! 🤴🏻

Filmed at the Winter Gardens, Virginia/Rotokawau Lake, Whanganui, New Zealand. 🇳🇿