Reflection About My Favorite Dance

My favorite dance on this episode was the contemporary routine performed by stage dancers Derek and Alexia and street dancer Jaja. The dance, as choreographer Stacey Tookey explained, explored the many facets and forms of bravery. This was done so by assigning a character to each dancer: Derek played a veteran, Jaja portrayed a woman leaving an abusive relationship, and Alexia took on the role of a single mother. I thoroughly enjoyed the dance because of the story it was trying to convey. Each dancer dove into character and brought out complex emotions through their movements. They connected profoundly with each of their roles, even though they were portraying people that they could not directly relate to. The performers had to put themselves in the shoes of their characters and depict things that they had never personally experienced themselves. Through their dynamic performance, they showed the strengths of the characters along with their weaknesses and that they were vulnerable yet bold. The dancers also bared soulful emotions in their faces to express their character. Each performer’s hard work and dedication to the piece came through. It was an honest performance, it was not showy or overly dramatic, it was simply raw and full of emotion and passion. Another reason I appreciated this

The song, All Waters by Perfume Genius, is slow but intense, like the choreography. The elongated, stretching movements of the dancers reflected the melodies in the music. The music itself was sweeping and lengthy which gave the performers something to work off of. The piece would not have been the same without the accompanying music. The dance was also timed well with the music, none of the dancers’ actions seemed awkward or out of place; there was a harmony between the dance and the background music. The musicality of the dancers was completely in the foreground in this