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Description:
Direct - Challenging - Cut Eyes - Slicing - Smooth - Terrifying - Cute but Damaging - Fluid - Ecstatic - Pushing Boundaries - Territorial - Fireeee
Walk:
Not a lot of movement. Take up space through attitude. Hands by the side but the eyes are thick with eyeliner to make sure the eyes are the focus. Serious face. S/he's that "it bitch" when she enters a room. S/he doesn't play. S/he doesn't front. If you talk to me then you better have something to say or else s/he will SMASH you. Distinct hip pops. Calf-high boots. The walk doesn't take up a lot of space physically but people know to move. Stank-ass face. Think older black woman ("take no mess") meets high calf-boots. Pretty bitch.
Media:
AKA Strolls:
Kappa Strolls:
The idea of both of those is the idea of being smooth and bitchy with little movement. Like in the AKA strolls I love the fact that they use a mirror in the stroll - making sure people see that they are pretty. The slowed down sense of time. Time works on MY watch.My altar ego also has a perm. (I know, problematic).The lip gloss is poppin.
Manta: Pretty bitches cut dirty muthafuckas.
Name: LaTavia. Shanae. Lucas.
Need Most:
I think I need my alter ego the most when I enter parties or things with mostly black people/people of color. You have to make sure that people know that you don't mess around and you don't play - note that I found my alter ego in black fraternity/sorority strolls. I thinks it's because in those situations with people of color dancing is key and if you can't do it then go home. So the ego allows me to show off myself in the midst of all that history/performance/expectations/rubric.
Direct - Challenging - Cut Eyes - Slicing - Smooth - Terrifying - Cute but Damaging - Fluid - Ecstatic - Pushing Boundaries - Territorial - Fireeee
Walk:
Not a lot of movement. Take up space through attitude. Hands by the side but the eyes are thick with eyeliner to make sure the eyes are the focus. Serious face. S/he's that "it bitch" when she enters a room. S/he doesn't play. S/he doesn't front. If you talk to me then you better have something to say or else s/he will SMASH you. Distinct hip pops. Calf-high boots. The walk doesn't take up a lot of space physically but people know to move. Stank-ass face. Think older black woman ("take no mess") meets high calf-boots. Pretty bitch.
Media:
AKA Strolls:
Kappa Strolls:
The idea of both of those is the idea of being smooth and bitchy with little movement. Like in the AKA strolls I love the fact that they use a mirror in the stroll - making sure people see that they are pretty. The slowed down sense of time. Time works on MY watch.My altar ego also has a perm. (I know, problematic).The lip gloss is poppin.
Manta: Pretty bitches cut dirty muthafuckas.
Name: LaTavia. Shanae. Lucas.
Need Most:
I think I need my alter ego the most when I enter parties or things with mostly black people/people of color. You have to make sure that people know that you don't mess around and you don't play - note that I found my alter ego in black fraternity/sorority strolls. I thinks it's because in those situations with people of color dancing is key and if you can't do it then go home. So the ego allows me to show off myself in the midst of all that history/performance/expectations/rubric.
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| markbrown09 | New Thoughts Pt.2 | 0 | Mar 24 2009, 6:45 PM EDT by markbrown09 | ||
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Two, although I do love being in the part and I am able to bring something new to it I do miss it being an all-female part of the show. There is something very powerful about a group of women dealing with the issues of vulnerability/love/sexuality/power/agency (isn't that a mouthful?) Three strong women projecting such strong energy is such a GREAT moment on stage. That being said, i LOVEEEE it. This part of the show really allows me to show a part of me that I don't allow out very often. I have chosen to make my part more dark, scary but sensual (think snake about to strike - you want to watch but you know it's gonna end horribly). I'm not a dark person and definitely not scary but that's what I want to do. Its also about me being vulnerable - which is the next step in my part of the choreo - where does dark become vulnerable? Third, its interesting to embody something that I have read about in theory - that being DeFrantz thoughts on 'versioning.' I take the movements that Sele has put into rep and I do the same movements but I now make them my version, which I have spoken about before.
Living with the material: I have found that some of the things do seem to become embodied. I find the groove to be more a part of myself and the bounce. I find some of the hip connection to be cool. I still find it hard to do aggressive movement but that is a larger struggle that I have. Having done some of the movement already I find that I can focus on subtlety and I don't have to think when doing the movement. |
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| markbrown09 | New Thoughts | 0 | Mar 24 2009, 6:26 PM EDT by markbrown09 | ||
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So I guess this is my post that you wanted in regards to new thoughts on the process/new pieces I'm in/being with the material for a while. I like to do things in order and in bullet points so sorry if this all seems compartmentalised.
Thoughts on the process: So this time has been really fun for many reasons. One, with fewer people you see/work with the same people over and over again which brings a great sense of familiarity to it. Two, I personally feel that you have allowed me to ask more questions of you in regards to the piece. Not that you were anti-questions last year but maybe its a mix of knowing you more and me wanting to be a better dancer that have led me to asking you more specific questions in regards to the movement itself. I have found not only here in dance but also in acting that my favorite part of it all is the transition period. How do I take what I know/feel/do and make it into something that is outside of me - with this being Chicago House. I haven't lived in that world so in being able to ask questions I work harder and harder to get to the point in the movement that you want me to. It's not about doing these movements/embodying this culture as Mark but rather its Mark trying to really embody house - if that all makes sense. Also, in having the space to ask you about the piece I am gaining a stronger sense of what the piece is about and how all the different parts fit together cohesively. By being knowledgeable I am then able to allow that to influence how/why I move which has been cool to watch/feel. Being in New Sections: (and by this I mean Fierce) So being in fierce is SOOO FUNNN/ challenging. In the piece I am working on Sele's part of the trio. In regards to this I have multiple feelings. One, I didn't realise that what I saw as bigness was actually an aesthetic of subtlety. I i think it really reads a lot different than what the dancer her(him)self feels. |
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| isislady | OK. Nice one | 0 | Jan 27 2009, 1:56 PM EST by isislady | ||
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Thread started: Jan 27 2009, 1:56 PM EST
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Note to Self: Add a stroll to the intro section built out of steps in the style(s) of the groups' alter egos...Everyone adds a "signature" step.
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