The richness of dance emerges over time, when I’m experienced enough to know the steps and then encounter them in new choreography to unfamiliar music. My brain gets to enjoy moving in already embedded ways while being delighted with new combinations and unexpected rhythms.
Add on top of that getting to dance with the choreographers who created the routine, it’s like sitting down to eat a fabulous meal with the chef responsible. Delicious!
I had the pleasure of dancing “Primal” with Kellie Chambers, the latest Nia choreography she co-created with Debbie Lee Van Ginkel. That routine ran me through my paces! It’s too soon to say which parts are particularly wonderful. I just know I left the studio drenched in sweat and wanting to do it again.
Meanwhile, instructor Dael Parsons is teaching her students an also-new Van Ginkel routine, “Synchronicity” (which is also available online).As always Dael’s attention to small detail — today it was our foot placement as we moved — helps me focus. As I’ve been settling into it, I’m really struck by the power in “Riot” by Blood Red Sun, which builds into a kind of controlled momentum. I wind up feeling like I’m ready to launch, which is a great way to start the day.
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 