Blog #
94…June 2019
I'm with Emma Goldman…one of the problems
with the world is that we don’t dance enough. The worse it gets, the more we
need to dance - when we’re not trying to change things.
So, whenever
I see something about people dancing, I perk up and feel a little shiver (or a
frisson for you Francophiles) of pleasure. Combining movement and music and
maybe a hug with someone you fancy, what could be better? I wrote a
while ago about people with Parkinson’s being stimulated by music and able to
overcome some balance issues and strengthen muscles by dancing - not to mention doing something that made them
feel normal.
Now I’ve
heard about a group called Old Men Dancing, who are performing in Peterborough
(maybe other Canadian centres too) as part of Public Energy Performing
Arts. The group formed in 2002, with men
over 50, late bloomers one might say. They perform contemporary pieces created
for them by accomplished choreographers, using Feldenkreis techniques to focus
on body alignment. The spiritual elements of dance and the expression of
emotion and the ability to touch each other without awkwardness are a refreshing
change for the men of a somewhat buttoned-up era.
So, next time you're feeling the burdens of the world heavy on your shoulders, get up and do a gentle soft shoe or even a pirouette...and remember the brave Canadian men who landed on the Normandy beaches 75 years ago today.
Go Raptors!
So, next time you're feeling the burdens of the world heavy on your shoulders, get up and do a gentle soft shoe or even a pirouette...and remember the brave Canadian men who landed on the Normandy beaches 75 years ago today.
Go Raptors!
