Day 1. Dance Choreography 30-Day Challenge

DAY 1 Topic: Why It's so difficult to choreograph dances (thanks daniel b)
Song: On My Knees - By Sam
This is the first video I've personally posted on YouTube. I don't yet know if I'll be posting every entry of the Challenge. I may be embarrassed by what comes out of me and less inclined to post it. We'll see.

Something begets something: 30-Day Arts Challenge
Sept 3, 2008 - Oct 3, 2008

Rule 1: I have to choreograph at least one eight-count of dance per day.
Rule 2: Don't worry. Just dance, choreograph, write. Have fun. Trust that something begets something.

I need to get into the habit of developing choreography when I least feel like developing choreography—when it isn't "easy" or not the right time or mood. I want to develop endurance and learn a deeper discipline when not "inspired" to choreograph and create art.

DIRECTIONS TO MYSELF: This is your thirty-day dance choreography challenge. The most important thing, however, is to have fun. Do not stress out. Dance what comes, for however long as it comes. You're free to revise as much as you want on the day of the eight-count, but once you've crossed over into the next day you have to move on. Your starting date is tomorrow, September 3, 2008. You conclude on October 3, 2008.

"The point is very simply: to make something. It's not to make something great. It's not to accomplish a whole lot. It's not to finish an actual piece of work. It's to trust that you have plenty of fodder stored up in your mind and imagination and heart, and that with a diligent commitment to make something, more somethings will come and those in turn will arouse and beckon other somethings.

This challenge, from an acquaintance I much appreciate (former Arts Pastor of a local austin church), is brilliant. He opened this challenge up to others. If you read his post, you'll see I've taken the entry word-for-word and adapted it to apply to my art of dance and the creation of choreography.

Suggest a topic for one of the days' dances, restrictive or open-ended. I will consider it in my choreography (need 30 total), and I'll do so according to the above-stated parameters.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Love
• Jesus
• God
• Father
• Holy
• Spirit
• Hip
• Hop
• DANCE
• Day1
• 30-day
• Dance
• Choreography
• Arts
• Challenge
• stoneartists
• ministry
• insecure
• self-conscious
• variation
• difficult
• choreograph
• dances
• spoken
• word
• humble
• original
• discipline
• soul
• honest

[Xkmn]

This is actually not a bad idea!

[Statalyzer]

You're welcome :)

[cattypiddler]

Wei, I think this is such a brilliant idea! -Lo-Ling

[samuelock]

this is awesome.