People have often get mad at me for taking music and particularly dance too seriously. I was raised in a culture that uses dance as a self- expression that has been routinely nurtured in me from as early as I can remember. The idea of dance as release, spiritually, as a communal experience or simply as interactive entertainment is something that resonates deeply. From Christenings to Weddings to Funerals, dancing is as normal as breathing air. This is a shared knowledge between cultures who have had a similar nurture. Unfortunately, this form of body language has rarely been academically intellectualised in the same way that the art of verbal language has been. It is at best, eulogised voyeuristically by spectators but it is not treated with the same reverence a good verbal conversation would merit. Most intelligent minded people from all backgrounds would use learned behaviours such as consideration, insight and mutual respect in order to participate in a good verbal discussion. For the matter of free dance, however , this is rarely the case on the good old Western front. For those of us who dont dance to be adulated by safari onlookers, more and more of our physical conversations are being hijacked by people who interrupt the flow because they are quite simply illiterate in this way of expression. There is no understanding of how to interact with this type discussion, call and respond to the discourse or even just simply listen. Through lack of learning this social skill, the onlooker seems overwhelmed by an excitement bordering on manic (sometime s dangerous(hysteria, which whilst flattering initially often leads to problematic unwelcome interaction. In conversational terms, this type of behaviour would be swiftly labelled as rude and uneducated. The next time, you feel an overwhelming urge to pull me, dance in the middle of my circle of friends, compete, start trying to hold a conversation about me dancing in the middle of a song you can see Im really into, get a group of your friends to gravitate to our group and then proceed to dance more to get needed attention, barge into me, or any of the other incredibly insecure things people do who find it hard to physically express themselves naturally, try to take a step back and consider your actions. At least TRY to for fecks sake!
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 10:17:24 +0000
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