Monday, January 24, 2011

Inspiration for Identity Piece



Dominic Walsh has this great ability to create a dance that is completely recognizeable. He uses a strong ballet foundation with a modern influence and I feel that even though I see very basic ballet steps within his choreography, I can still understand parts of what he is trying to say. This is inspirational to me as I hope to develop a strong ballet foundation as well as the ability to display a message within my choreography.

I have seen too many "contemporary" ballet pieces that are very beautiful, but say very little. I do not mean to say that making a dance purely for the beauty of it is wrong, but this is not my desire.