![]() You would know that this is true if you have ever been in direct contact with the ground near a loud speaker with your bare feet, or stood near a big drum being played. It is movement of sound and vibration, which physically exists in the space. If we can tune in (no pun intended) to the musical aspect of dancing, this will make our dancing more exciting for us to explore, and more engaging for the viewer as well! It saddened me to hear, when having a discussion with Yawen, the founder of Ballegro, that she often feels that when she accompanies for ballet classes, dancers hear the music as a background soundtrack. The music is more than a beat or metronome. So that is why musicality is important because even when it is not obviously there, it still exists!Īs dancers, we are often being asked, “Are you listening to the music?” and “How is the music informing your movement choices?”. You can be still, but even when you are not moving in space there is a buzzing within you, whether it’s an emotion, sensation, thought, or experience. You can choose to dance in silence, but this only heightens the importance of creating musicality inside of your body. You can choose to dance in all one, legato quality, but this is still a choice and is still a form of being musical. It is always present, whether you are listening to the actual progression of notes or the spaces and silences in between.Īs I began brainstorming for this post, I ended up asking myself the reverse question: What is dance without musicality? The answer I came up with: Nothing. Why? Because it is the essence of all movement. ![]() Musicality is a hot topic within every studio practice and rehearsal.
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