Learning Modern Dance From a Book (16 Times)

"Learning Modern Dance From a Book (16 Times)" is a performance for video piece in which Natalie McKeever, without previous modern dance experience, attempts to teach herself basic modern dance moves from a tutorial book. The piece proposes the idea of learning as performance, instead of a well-polished dance as performance. The jump-cut, lyrical editing allows the dancer to transcend the original intention of each move.

by Natalie McKeever

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• dance
• performance
• art
• modern
• leg
• warmers
• books
• self-tutorial
• experimental
• natalie
• mckeever

[reneeriddle]

heeey this is great!! really a good idea for video art/performance piece.

[movementaddict]

I think this is really brilliant! I love what an amazing experiment this was, and really brave! The editing is great, especially since we get the "dancing" from the editor as well as the dancer. Anyone can dance! And if you are serious about it...a book is (clearly) not the way to go. But this is a GREAT film :-)

[jayabhaen]

you look lonely, but with that ill say this..you have so much determination that any dance teacher should be happy to teach you for free :) thank you for sharing i liked watching your effort..and the video editing is so artistic. you should get some type of award or mention..havent you entered this isnto any type of contest?

[oobla770]

This is the story of my life : ). It can be done. If there is a will there is a way. I taught myself ballet exactly like that.

[njjenn]

This is an amazing work of art. : )

[tilleypete4]

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[phredrek]

this is awesome

[tinotrivino]

Even if this tecnic is old (I mean the montage) I must confess I enjoy that this is really ARTS!!!!

[millgrl]

I want those legwarmers.

[MzKriissy]

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