Join the dance with PCA’s new primer
“Will you, won’t you, will you join the dance?” – The Lobster Quadrille, Alice in Wonderland
I am a klutz. Totally uncoordinated. Dance class for me was painful. Whether I was dragged to tap, ballet, ballroom dance classes or those icky “folk dances” in gym class, I hated them all.
But as a young person, one thing I really loved was watching ballet – the Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker. I was just transported by the music, the costumes, the set, and oh, yes, the dancers. Over the years, I’ve expanded my exposure and appreciation to other dance forms somewhat. I like to watch dance on television: PBS’ Dance Competition, Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance?, Dance Wars and dance movies Center Stage, Flashdance, Footloose, Fame!. I still love going to the annual Nutcracker ballet in Portland. I’m very lucky that my work at PCA has given me the opportunity to experience more of the world of dance. (Momix was awesome! I’m looking forward to Limon, Movin’ Out, and Ronald K. Brown.)
For many people like me who feel as if they are “wallflowers” when it comes to dance, we’ve compiled a modern dance primer. It is a collaborative effort among many reference sources and a key Maine dance resource, Nancy Salmon. Download and share the PDF today.
It’s not a “Modern Dance for Dummies” kind of resource. Our primer gives a brief overview of the history of modern dance, some useful dance terminology, information on our dance offerings this season, and some fun activities for the whole family to get you up off the couch. Whether you love dance or can’t seem to make sense of it, this guide is our attempt to make this most collaborative of art forms more accessible to you. Ultimately, we hope it will encourage you to set your spirit free with some fancy footwork of your own or to look at dance with a different perspective. Let me know what you think.
Oh, and stay tuned for our primer on classical music and chamber music. Share your definition of classical music with us here on the blog.
“The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.” – Mata Hari
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