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Back with another edition of the F.N Archives.
Let me preface this edition with a note. The F.N Archives project is not exclusive to any single person. It is meant to be a collaborative project. So please if you have the means to break down information and make videos, do it and contact me at floasis.net@gmail.com or on the F.N Forum.
This Archives episode breaks down the two fundamental means of travel through the curved line grid: ProSpin and Antispin. This is simply a basics video giving simple examples, but videos with more advanced patterns based on these foundations will be up soon (from kai and hopefully others). This episode and previous ones can always be viewed in The F.N Archives and if you like them go ahead and subscribe to the F.N Youtube channel to stay up to date.
This weekend Catalytic Souls presents the 7th annual Underground Sound. Get your camping gear unpacked (unless it’s still in your trunk from last year) and get ready to sweat because it’s gonna be a scorcher. UGS7 will be held at a brand new location this year and it seems rather nice, having a waterfront, multiple stage areas and showers. With classic acts like the Bassbin Twins, Dara, and Catalytic’s own Tom Foolery mixed up with bass-bringers the likes of SPL, Antiserum and Figure it’s bound to be an amazing dance filled weekend laced with all the cheeky shenanigans that come with camping and outdoor festivals.
Here’s some basics for the weekend:
In recent years, cutting edge music enthusiasts have been flocking to Soundcloud.com for it’s up to date community of artists and listeners alike. It’s no surprise then that our members too have been drawn the awe-inspiring power of the Soundcloud community. It is for this reason that I’d like to announce a new feature recently added to the F.N Forum–Soundcloud embedding. You will now be able to embed soundcloud tracks and sets into forum posts. WayLit users, I’m lookin’ at you. Music producers and DJ’s who promote using F.N, I’m lookin’ at you, too.
Years ago, when I first began doing this thing we call dance, I was always encouraged to be creative in a way that no one else had been before me. It seemed downright implied, if not cried out again and again. Dance is a personal expression after all, like all art and therefore should be unique from individual to individual. It is for these same reasons we should not look to each other for motion, that we should not copy, but rather always try to persist in the idea of constant creation without the aid of the motions that BELONG to others.
It is my opinion that this notion is has been repeatedly abused without mention to the estates of the politics and fear that motivate it and I’m writing to put an end to it. Continue Reading
The Straight Line Grid (or Square/Cube Grid) is a basic and perhaps most fundamental grid system in Liquid. If you look at dancers like FuManChu, Frequency, Houdoken and TMY, much of their movement is aesthetically pleasing because it’s logically bound to this grid. Additionally, the Tutting community has been using this system as well for years to define the spatial constructs of their dance. People like Icon, ShiftedShapes and Future have all used it to enhance their awareness of 90 degree possibilities.
In this video, I’ll break down the basic hips-up straight line grid with examples of motion that tie into it as well as apply grid overlays to assist in visual learning. Note that this video does not demonstrate the full grid, but only part of the Wall Plane section of it. The rest will come in future videos and tie back together with this one, but for now it’s something to ponder and practice with.
“The Archives #1 – Straight Line Grids” can be found in our archives section or direct via the Floasis.Net Liquid and Digits Youtube Page.
It’s long past spring and change is still in the air. Not just change for F.N but change for the entire notion of what Liquid Dance is and how it can be taught. Today marks the launch for The Archives–F.N’s attempt to document and break down motion which is directly or indirectly related to Liquid Dancing. Things like paths, patterns, grids, isolations, physics, textures, philosophy and more will be covered in The Archives by some of the forefront technique theorists in the F.N community. This will by no means be an all-encompassing compendium of motion for the entire dance style, but it will certainly have you in front of the mirror practicing new things. It’s small now, but in time will be a valuable resource for newcomers and vets alike.
The Archives can be located directly at http://floasis.net/blog/the-archives or by following the link in the menu on the main page.
Times, they are a changin. The main site of Floasis.Net is moving in a new direction, away from flash and towards content aggregation. We’re in the early stages of development right now and as soon as the basics are done we’ll be hiring a professional designer to come through and make it all look fancy. Bear (rawr) with us as we move forward, onward, upward.
Since its inception, Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival has gone through many names and many changes, but one thing continues to remain the same: dancer attendance. For years, DEMF has been the unofficial, annual Liquid Dancer meetup and it looks like that tradition will be continuing this year with almost 40 F.N members confirmed for attendance.
