My Tales
Monday, June 25, 2007
for the past 2 weeks we were asked to watch two workshops, one of music and the other of dance, i expected to like muxic more as i am totally clueless when it comes to dancing but schockingly enough i connected more to the dance than the music, the strength of their movement the preciseness of it; maybe i love it more because i cant do it and it amazes me how others are able to put their passion in the dance. the dance that struck me most was the indian dance, the flamenco and our very oun philippine dances such as the: maglalatik and the mindanao dance. the indian dance amused me so much because of the facial expression the sharp movements and the costume itself is sheer work of art.
and for me it was amazing how the dancer mastered this dance and executed it well...
the flamenco was actually the dance that i chose if i were to explain my life because of the passion that the dancers exert when doing it the stomping of the feet claping of hands are the basic steps that ive noticed..the dance is eye catching yet the music in reality is what makes it go alive or the Cante which are actually poems.
the costumes of those who choose to dance the flamenco are usually extravagant lots of swirls and deep rich color, reds usually that signify the spanish descent
the maglalatik and mindanao dance surprised me because i didnt think i would like them very much but when they were executed the dancers were able to show the purpose of the dance especially in the mindanao dance the chase of the man after the woman, the reluctance and the giving it..it tells a story that can be understood even without words, and even though the dance itself is old the generation today can still relate to what its trying to say. the maglalatik however struck me more as a fun dance and not a war dance, the dancers look exhilerated with the dance and not angry maybe because there is no emenent threat that one of the men would go psycho. and kill the other, but it was very very amusing for me to see as well how the dances have evolved and have been re-interpreted as such.
dancing is truly an art that communicates without words yet it creates the same if not more impact.