#on dancing

[troubled-mind]

list five things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you. learn to know your mutuals and followers.♡

I've been thinking about dancing quite a bit after talking with @blmpff recently so I'll list 5 choreos that always brighten my day. Apologies but it was a perfect excuse for a ramble! I just can't help myself sometimes.

1. Hyunjin - Play with Fire (Sam Tinnesz, Yacht Money)

chor. Hyunjin

The fluidity of this boy's moves! He has some kind of ethereal charisma to him that I cannot quite pinpoint. This does not prevent him from showing off some sharp pops. I prefer this video to the official performance because the editing lets you see the whole silhouette.

2. Ten x Win Win - lovely (Billie Eilish, Khalid) (ring and portrait remix)

chor. the boys themselves!

I am a sucker for modern dance and I do like most of NCT endeavours. This choreo being a non-professional attempt at the genre is pretty admirable. It's also interesting to see how different WinWin's and Ten's dancing styles are. WinWin's moves are cleaner and more precise (he's trained in traditional Chinese dance) but they are not as effortless and "flowy" as Ten's. Still, the boys complement each other very well. Make them dance with each other more!

3. B.I. & crew - BTBT

chor. AITTY TOO

If you want to see the definition of groove this is a piece to watch. It has it all - amazing fluid moves, killer footwork and so much swag.

SO. MUCH. SWAG.

4. Taemin x Koharu Sugawara - Move

chor. Koharu Sugawara

Instant k-pop classic. Sugawara's efficient and tight flow suits Taemin perfectly. The choreography is sensual, it's gender-defying, and it complements the song to the dot. Funny that the effect it has on viewers is not caused by the use of show-off moves but rather by the study in restraint. The control both dancers have over their bodies and the tension and release they are playing with are extremely appealing.

5. BalletBoyz - Us

chor. Christopher Wheeldon

Top of the top, cream of the cream. My ultimate favourite M/M choreography. It evokes emotions in me I never knew existed. It defies expectations and norms as the pas de deux of this kind is not a duet two male dancers do often. When I saw it live I was walking aimlessly for an hour after the show to put myself back together.

The way the dancers portray various sides of masculinity through sheer strength, the art of balance and delicate gestures is otherworldly. It makes me think of all the @wen-kexing-apologist touch-oriented meta. The range and intensity of emotions conveyed within those three minutes are more convincing than half of the stories where actual words are exchanged. For real, this choreography paired with Keaton Henson's haunting string music is one of the most romantic pieces my eyes have witnessed. Look at the trust they have in each other at 1:15, look at those fingertips at 2:54. Oooof!

(At this point I have to stop myself because I AM SO NOT NORMAL ABOUT THIS CHOREO. Give me a dance BL/QL story where the plot's climax is done through a duet like that. I WOULD DIE HAPPY.)

[the-crowned-chimera]

"The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats // Joseph Colombrita // "To Be Alive" by Gregory Orr // X // Joseph Colombrita // Dino Ahmetovic // X // "No More Alone", Paul Eluard // Mary Oliver, from Devotions; “Three things to remember” // X

[quotingmyjourneys]

“Dancing is the great equalizer. It gets people out of their heads and into their bodies. I think if you can dance and be free and not embarrassed you can rule the world.”

― Amy Poehler (Yes Please)

[freddie-my-love]

I am often asked to expound on the history and the philosophy of “the dance”, about which I have disappointingly little to say. Sometimes my work is referred to in terms of ballet, but I am not, of course, a ballet dancer. Ballet is the finest training a dancer can get and I had some of it, as a child. But I never cared for it as applied to me. I wanted to do all my dancing my own way, in a sort of outlaw style. I always resented being told that I couldn’t put my toe in, or some other such rule. I felt at the beginning that there should be no restrictions because, after all, I knew to start with that I would not devote my career to ballet or ever become a member of a ballet company. I felt that I was going to become a musical-comedy performer or bust and this meant that there should be no limitations. In other words, I wanted to retain the basic principles of balance and grace but I did not want ballet style to be predominant. When you come to the evolution of the dance, its history and philosophy, I know as much about that as I do about how a television tube produces a picture – which is absolutely nothing. I don’t know how it all started and I don’t want to know. I have no desire to prove anything by it. I have never used it as an outlet or as a means of expressing myself. I just dance.

Fred Astaire, from his autobiography Steps in Time, 1959

[tenderexpressions]

The best way to get rid of anxiety is to dance

[applehilliscoveredinbugs]

GIGGLE GIGGLE GIGGLE GIGGLE GIGGL GIGGLE GIGGLE

[kqweenn]

dang ma whole body be aching lol esp the shoulders and upper back muscles, but taeyeon's INVU helped ease it ✌