I don't know who said that dance was the poety of the foot, but I kind of think they're a little bit of a moron, because I'm pretty sure that dance is the poetry of the entire goddamn body.
Actually it was John Dryden and he lived in the 1600s so that's okay then
I pretty much think that dance is one of the most beautiful things man has ever decided to make happen. It amazes me how fluid dancers are, and it pisses me off when people who don't dance say"I could do that" because if they could, I could, and I can't, trust me, I've tried.
It never ceases to amaze me how dancers move, how fluid they are, how they can fly and fall and hit level ground again and they're barely even human, or maybe they're the epitome of human, but whatever the hell it is, it's beautiful.
Link to my completely unbiased favorite dance video of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=refn1BLUf0M
Dance movie (which is still kind of a video because the movie itself is only 30 minutes long)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itDRZlc7d8U
About this movie, you can probably tell, but I'm going to mention it anyways, one of the two main dancers (also fluid and the epitome of human) has no legs, and he dances. He's really good at dancing, considering he has no legs.
The ballet I saw tonight (Wonderland)(Alice In)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVSojDikNIQ
There was also much flashy tech stuff , which was also cool, but the entire thing was actually just brilliant.
Okay, youtube is a distraction now
The first ballet I ever saw was the Royal Winnipeg Ballet performing Carmen. Was amazed at the athleticism of the dancers. We were close enough to see their muscles quivering in their legs. All that fluidity takes strength and discipline. Like all artists, the great ones make it look easy.
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