October 22, 2006

My First Participation in Community Dance Performance

I'm looking forward to participating in a Liz Lerman Dance Exchange community performance of "Still Crossing" at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (at University of Maryland) on November 2nd and 3rd (Thursday and Friday).

"Still Crossing" will be performed as part of the Dance Exchange's 30th Anniversary Retrospective, which will also include two works by company dancers: "Small Dances About Big Ideas," which honors the 60th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials, and "Man/Chair Dances," based on John Adams’ The Chairman Dances from Nixon in China, which puts dancers in the midst of the UM Symphony Orchestra.

As you can tell from this description of the upcoming "Still Crossing" community performance, no dancing experience is needed to participate:

The guest artist section (that's you!) lasts about 6 minutes, most of which is stately walking/entering. There is about a minute and a half of upper body and hand gestural work and, for those so inclined, a section of ground rolling. You will always be accompanied by Dance Exchange company members doing the same movements; older participants will have a buddy. You DO NOT need dance skills or a flexible body to participate. Participants will wear their own blue clothes.

This is my first dance performance!!

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