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Footwork is something our dance has struggled with since inception and not to make excuses for it, but many dances have had (and still have) similar struggles.Where is the footwork in tutting and waving?Where are the arm motions in house, tap, or any of a variety of "footwork-based" dances? Where are the hips in ballet? Where are the fingers in ANY dance outside of digits and fingertutting?
Is it such a wild thought that a dance doesn't have to include every conceivable part of the body? Few solo dances actually do and liquid is no different in that regard.That being said...I feel that it makes sense to go 1 of 2 directions with footwork in Liquid.
If you look at people like Distortion or TinyLove, they know how to utilize space on the dancefloor, but where is their "footwork?" Take a look at one of their clips and just watch Distortion's feet in this video (he's the first dancer).
There's nothing particularly wow'ing about what he's doing. He keeps it simple and uses his feet to move around in basic ways in order to extend, but not take focus away from what he's doing with his upper body (which let's all be very honest, that's where our dance primarily resides). IMO, "footwork" like glides, house steps and complicated floats, when attempted simultaneously with liquid, are simply a distraction from the main focus of the illusion. By keeping it simple, you allow the audience to focus on the main objective, but are still able to take up the floor in order to engage them and extend the largeness of your dance.
The 2nd way I'll speak on is what I've been working on in my dance for the last few years. It was inspired mostly by Shenchi and a handful of conversations with Hgitch. It revolves around the same premise of connectivity we use to establish relationships between our arms, hands and fingers but it includes the hips, knees and feet as other points to connect to. If you watch my feet in this clip, you'll see that while sparse at the moment, there are times when the hands and elbows become linked in with the feet or knees to establish a state of pushing/pulling or locomotion.
The topic has been tackled over and over for years and the same answers tend to pop up (no offense to anyone who gives them). Hopefully this helps some folks out for direction in the footwork for Liquid.
Is it such a wild thought that a dance doesn't have to include every conceivable part of the body? Few solo dances actually do and liquid is no different in that regard.That being said...I feel that it makes sense to go 1 of 2 directions with footwork in Liquid.
If you look at people like Distortion or TinyLove, they know how to utilize space on the dancefloor, but where is their "footwork?" Take a look at one of their clips and just watch Distortion's feet in this video (he's the first dancer).
There's nothing particularly wow'ing about what he's doing. He keeps it simple and uses his feet to move around in basic ways in order to extend, but not take focus away from what he's doing with his upper body (which let's all be very honest, that's where our dance primarily resides). IMO, "footwork" like glides, house steps and complicated floats, when attempted simultaneously with liquid, are simply a distraction from the main focus of the illusion. By keeping it simple, you allow the audience to focus on the main objective, but are still able to take up the floor in order to engage them and extend the largeness of your dance.
The 2nd way I'll speak on is what I've been working on in my dance for the last few years. It was inspired mostly by Shenchi and a handful of conversations with Hgitch. It revolves around the same premise of connectivity we use to establish relationships between our arms, hands and fingers but it includes the hips, knees and feet as other points to connect to. If you watch my feet in this clip, you'll see that while sparse at the moment, there are times when the hands and elbows become linked in with the feet or knees to establish a state of pushing/pulling or locomotion.
The topic has been tackled over and over for years and the same answers tend to pop up (no offense to anyone who gives them). Hopefully this helps some folks out for direction in the footwork for Liquid.
Nov. 9th im gonna do a talent show with liquid if i get good footage ill post it up on floasis
A solid flow is more important to me than footwork although my footwork is far from being able to blend smoothly into my handflow
So lately i have been finding myself fascinated by steampunk and trying to figure out if it has a role in my life. I constantly find myself attracted to all sorts of different ideas and movements but very few stick. The ones that have (dance, music) have helped shape who i am as a person.. or at least, how people perceive me. I think one of the things that draws me to steampunk is the very DIY aspect of it. I often picture myself in late victorian gear, most of which i made myself, doing a heavy liquid set to a live beats antique set at the bar in which i have just opened. Thats a good looking image if you ask me.
I feel that over the past 2 to 3 months, I have cleaned up a lot of the foundation concepts in my dance. My rails are straight and defined with good crisp direction changes. I like to think of light cycles when I perform a rail. The key to getting my foundations clean and crisp is repetition. Through an entire song, I try and perform only one concept, when the song changes, I move to the next concept. I do this when practicing alone for some reason but need to start doing it in the company of others so that I can have people to talk to during the boringness of repetitive movement (thnx Kai). Anyways, This blog is more less for me, I'm going to use it as a journal since my dance notebook journal is MIA atm. So if anybody reads this, and decides to read entries later on down the line, pay no mind to any babbling or ramblings that make no sense and if you read those ramblings, I do have a country accent so keep that in mind as you read, it'll make it more entertaining ;)
Dammit, what a steaming pile of maggot-infested monkey shit with flies on top my work is. Why have I wasted so much time? I could've been further but I waste so much time. I procrastinate too much and now I think I have achieved mediocrity at best.
" I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have. " - Leonardo Da Vinci
I know what you mean Da Vinci. I have not fulfilled my work to its fullest either. Now I look back on the past with dread and balls-deep regret.
I'm sorry, lolkitty! I'm Sorry! Please don't send me to the dungeon!
" I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have. " - Leonardo Da Vinci
I know what you mean Da Vinci. I have not fulfilled my work to its fullest either. Now I look back on the past with dread and balls-deep regret.
I'm sorry, lolkitty! I'm Sorry! Please don't send me to the dungeon!
