Dance Works

Does it work for me?!


So...Ive been to see quite a few performances recently.
CandoCo
Russell Maliphant and Isaac Juliens
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Robery Hylton's Swan Breaks
From watching these pieces...and a fair few throughout my dance history lol, little grabs me. For some unknown reason - it takes a lot to please me, to grab me and to make me go WOW.
I do love dancing, but I have come to notice that it does take a lot for me to like something.

But why? I do ask myself this question - because I want to know...what is it that makes me like a dance..what gives me the excitement, passion and love for a dance work? What is it that gives it the wow factor for me?

Out of the last 4 pieces I have seen - none of them in particular have ...had a massive impact on me (maybe thats what im waiting for...something with impact) I think the thing I have liked the most out of the 4 pieces - were Isaac Juliens video sets - the images that were shown - were AWESOME (hmm it must be the photographer in me I suppose lol)
But that has been the best part out of all of the dances. Now this could just have been that I have just gone to see 4 pieces which happen to be - well...not my cup of tea.

However it isnt just with these 4 pieces. All throughout the time I have gone to watch performances of dance works...a lot haven't worked for me for some reason.

Coming back to the impact thing - maybe it has something to do with that. Thinking about it - generally - things in life...also seem to have to have a big impact on me to - well...I suppose feel something. I think I am a feely type of person - if that makes sense.... I'm not sure why...but I just have to feel something about it maybe?

There have been dance works that I have thoroughly enjoyed (and I suppose I shall admit that normally it does have something to do with the accompaniment that is used which will sway me either way.) Now maybe in the eyes of a dance critic - that really shouldnt influence the sway lol. But the fact is - that it does.

I dance and have danced because of music. I LOVE music - like... it is probably one of my favourite things and passions in my life. So therefore - it makes sense for music to play an important role in the dance for me. Though you then come to the point where I ask myself (its literally popped into my head just now), is it because of the love of dance? or the love of music? ooooh that is a question!

So this has been a lovely ramble about music and dance - two of the things that are very much in my life and it will be exciting to see how God uses these from this day forward, and what other passions come my way. Im still going to continue with going to see many performances...and maybe there will be just one that will blow me away...

Foy Vance

So a great friend of mine introduced me to the man that is Foy about a month or so ago...and well - he was right about one thing. You can't not go to a Foy Vance gig. To not go would be very terrible indeed. And yes - he would be right!

It was awesome. I really was looking forward to the gig and just experiencing Foys music live. I love the few songs that I have heard so far - and i LOVE live music! So it was a very good chance to see Foy.
It was an intimate gig which I really loved.
In the Slaughtered Lamb - which i think is quite a good name for a pub, we went downstairs, and luckily were one of the very first people to enter - meaning we (my sister and I) managed to get seats - of which, there were not many!

So... a place for Foy to perform, a few sofas, chairs, a bar and standing area - and that was about it.
And it was great - Foy is such a talented artist and the songs just really capture you, make you smile and just at that moment I did feel like i just loved life - yes, songs can have that impact on you!
Met 2 guys from Newcastle in NI which was cool. Started the conversation with - so...how do you know about Foy Vance then? (in a great Northern Irish accent! hehe I should have had a practice with mine...but I didnt ...lol)
How did I come to know about Foy - a good friend of mine Phil - from NI introduced me to his music and thats how! So yes. Turned out that both the guys were at Queens Uni - although they were on placement for the year in London. So that was cool!

The songs that Foy did - were great. He is a great guy and very funny too!
And it was nice to have a good sing song at the end.
I Still Havnet Found What Im Looking For - which...is very true...
Followed by the great song that is "I wanna be like you" from the Jungle Book.
It was quite surreal infact - because during the song - Foy's normal singing voice - turned to that of impersonating the actual guy that sung the song. I dont know who it was, but oh my....it was like hearing the voice, the actual voice - but seeing Foy. That was quite surreal but very very cool!

So that was my experience of the Vance that is Foy! Great stuff. Really enjoyed it.
And readers....if there is one thing you must do - it is to go and see Foy - you will really enjoy it!!!!

Travel!

I want to travel.
I really do - to anywhere and everywhere - that would be awesome!
If it were possible, I would go to all the places in the world. Literally!!!
It would just be great to just visit the world - to explore places Ive never seen, and to go to those places where so often you see them on tv...but to actually experience travelling there would just be so awesome.
It has been on my heart really I think - to journey to places, and to meet a variety of people, to experience different cultures. That would be really cool.
Quite jealous actually of a friend of mine. She's off here there and everywhere - literally!
Maybe one day!
Another thing which really is on my heart - a passion of mine is music. I love music so much - it just fills my soul and touches me. And when at the africa charity event on Sunday - one of the guys introducing the next item mentioned that one of the things that unites us as people all over the world is music - i was like - wooo!!
It spoke to me.
I dont think God gives us passions about things and intends for us not to use them.
I love music, and I love to sing. I love to dance and I really would like to travel around the world, see whats out there and whats happening. Oh and I also love photography hehe!!!
Id love to be in a band. I was watching the New Seekers last night - it was really kind of well, country - but i honestly loved it. Good old heart lifting songs. Made me smile!
So yea I thought I would just write a blog about what I love. What makes me tick - hehe! Because at the moment - being on placement now - it is making me think ...would I want to do this as a job. What do I want to do with my life? or rather....what does God want to do with my life - the latter I think being a better question.
Time will tell =)

Ohhh and guess what ... Dora just so happened to play King Without a Crown by Matisyahu, tune!!!