And beautiful: Choreography “The Picture of Dorian Gray“.

No need for more words, watch the video and enjoy.

More information about Falkner can be found here:

https://falknerdischer.com/

https://www.instagram.com/falknerdischer/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8hO9RqxP_9rYNMh2vHhrQ

Photo: Private gallery

Članak „The picture of Dorian Grey“, a Dance by Falkner Discher se pojavljuje prvo na Ples & Grad.

Dance has been present in human culture and history for centuries. In its origins, it was meant to be used as a way of communication for ceremonial rites and celebrations, mostly. Nowadays, dance is not only available in theaters and shows, but also can be found in media, schools, and even in a flash mob at the mall. Dance is not limited to people who want to become professionals; anyone can learn to dance any of the many rhythms, variations and at any moment of our lives. Through dance, dancers can express feelings and emotions, conveying a message to the audience. Today, we share with you how dancing can be used as a way of expression and how people react to this manifestation.

Choreographing our feelings

According to choreographer, Diana F. Green, dance uses the body as an instrument. In her book, Choreographing from Within, body language can be exaggerated and abstracted in dance to project an infinite number of feelings, subtle moods, and emotions. Many choreographers, especially those rebelling against what they thought was the overly dramatic early modern movement, have ignored this side of choreography and embraced only the abstract craft of movement. Green emphasizes how important it is to recognize both sides of the spectrum and enjoy, as an audience or performer, both abstract and literal emotion based choreographic shows.

Choreography uses the human form, and an art form that is connected to the human form will tell a human story regardless of whether you intend to create a story. Audiences naturally read emotion and feeling when watching someone move on the stage. Many experimental studies have been performed to find the core elements of movements that communicate different emotions. Some have included brain scan studies that show the different areas of the brain that light up when people watch expressions of emotions. One of those studies was conducted in Edinburgh, in 2010, by Peter Lovatt.

Recognizing Emotion from the Moving Body

Dance psychologist, Peter Lovatt, of the University of Hertfordshire, conducted an experiment to determine how people convey feelings through dance and how these were perceived by the audience. Through an exercise called “think-aloud-protocol”, people were asked to watch lots of different dance pieces, in a wide range of dance styles (e.g. contemporary, Indian Classical, ballet, and hip hop) and instructed them to say out-loud what they were thinking as they watched the pieces. They found out that even when people watched dance pieces that were not choreographed to explicitly express emotions people still tried to make sense of the pieces and would often say things like, “Oh yes, he obviously loves her, but she doesn’t want to be near him so she’s rejecting his advances”, or similar interpretations.

He continued his analysis by making an experiment with choreographers and dancers where they would each perform a specific feeling and then document what the audience perceived. Read the full article: 23 Feelings in Dance. He concluded that it was certain that we can recognize emotions when they are expressed through the moving body and dance.

Dancing is one of the most liberating and open ways to express feelings. Communication is not limited to words only, as movement is an important factor in expressing ourselves. Read more about how Dancing, as an exercise, can bring you amazing health benefits and more health tips for women.

*Dr Dance-a, dr Peter Lovett Web site: Home | Dr Peter Lovatt, and Instagram: Peter Lovatt (@drpeterlovatt) • Instagram photos and videos

On of the messages from dr Dance is: Every body is a dancing body!

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Because that is what dance does, it changes the world

Parris Renee Goebel (MNZM*) also known professionally as Parris, is a New Zealand choreographer, dancer, singer, director and actress. She is the founder and main choreographer of the dance school “The Palace Dance Studio” in which groups such as: ReQuest, Sorority, Bubblegum and The Royal Family stand out, the latter has won the World Hip Hop Dance Championship three times in a row, becoming the first group in history to achieve it.

Goebel has worked with artists including Ciara, Ariana Grande, Little Mix, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Big Bang, 2NE1, CL, Taeyang. Her work has included choreographing routines and starring in music videos and movies. One of her notable successes was her work choreographing the music video for Justin Bieber’s 2015 song “Sorry” which as of January 2020 is the 8th most viewed video on YouTube with more than 3 billion views. The video later won the “Video of the Year” award at the 2016 American Music Awards. Goebel went on to choreograph and direct all thirteen of Justin Bieber’s Purpose: The Movement videos.These videos have totaled over 5.3 billion views combined as of January 2020.

Goebel is known for her particular style, known as Polyswagg. As she describes it, her style is based on hearing, breathing and living the music, being passionate while dancing and transmitting feelings. She also draws on music inspirations from the DanceHall style.

These days I am attending her masterclass at www.masterclass.com. Where Goebel teaches her techniques for bringing a vision to life and her approach to owning your creativity („Parris Goebel

Teaches Creativity in Choreography“, https://www.masterclass.com/classes/parris-goebel-teaches-creativity-in-choreography )

There are in total 16 video lessons within this masterclass (duration between 5 and 10 minutes each). One of them is “How to unlock your Creative Spirit” where Parris helps students to discover how to let spirit go free and how to find your own unique voice. She describes the creative being who lives inside of her and shares how it invites her to come out and play. She says she tries to stay in touch with that part of herself, to be playful, to have fun, not to worry about what people think and about judgements. She speaks about how it is important to trust your creative side, then you are fearless and free. She works on this connection with her creative spirit on a daily basis, so when she has to work, she is able to remove the noise and be productive and creative.

She also suggests having a Dream Board, you have to know your vision, your goals. What is a big picture of you? (Dream Board is a collage of images that captures your dreams and desires). She also suggests having your own creative space, your creative haven. It should be a comfortable, where you can brainstorm and be creative. Be open to be creative. You never know when the idea will come. She always has pen and paper with her, to capture moments of inspiration.

She felt like an outcast, never looked like commercial dancer. She took it and make it her superpower. It is about looking at yourself and thinking: „What makes me unique?“ And once, you discover it, appreciate it and put it out to the world. Then, you are really using your voice.

“I really believe that it is about understanding what is within, understanding what you stand for. Understanding how you want to change this world. Because that is what dance does, it changes the world. You can change the world”, that is her message.

* New Zealand Order of Merit

Sources:

www.masterclass.com

https://www.masterclass.com/classes/parris-goebel-teaches-creativity-in-choreography

www.wikipedia.com

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