Thursday, January 23, 2014
Ending 2013 on an excellent note
Molly and I performed again with Beats Antique at the Colorado Convention Center for Decadence's two day New Year's party. It was a blast to say the least.
Progression Four of 2013
This little number was inspired by fantasy/gods/goddesses theme, wherein I pretend I'm much smaller than I am and dance perhaps like a Nymph me. The costume creation for this one was so much fun. It's comprised of the skirt and matching top I fell in love with at Tribal Fest 2013 and brought home from Chovihani Designs and a bra and belt set that were revamped by the lovely Chris Kennedy.
Addendum to "August is Apparently Collaboration Month"
Seven or so hours spent with my best friend and the talented Micah Reese produced this. Enjoy.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Progression Three of 2013
This was an interesting piece... it's the first song I've decided to choreograph on a whim (usually all my songs sit in a "hey you should choreograph this" playlist for at least 4 months). Being the opinionated person I am on my own work I like the earlier versions better than the latter... which is also opposite, usually "in my mind" my pieces get better the more I do them. But that's just my ramble. Here they are.
Late July with the Usual Suspects Tour
Late Late July at Sadie and Kaya's Gala Show
August at JamBallah NW
Late July with the Usual Suspects Tour
Late Late July at Sadie and Kaya's Gala Show
August at JamBallah NW
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
August is apparently Collaboration Month
I ended up doing three different collaborations in August which were so much fun!
The very first one will have to wait for another blog post as it's not complete yet!
The second was with the talented Kate Altaira at JamBallah NW!
The third was with local Denver dancer Kristen! We learned the "Raqs Henna" choreography off of Datura Online and had a blast performing it together at a local show.
Collaboration One and Progression three to come! Stay tuned! xo. ~Joanna
The very first one will have to wait for another blog post as it's not complete yet!
The second was with the talented Kate Altaira at JamBallah NW!
The third was with local Denver dancer Kristen! We learned the "Raqs Henna" choreography off of Datura Online and had a blast performing it together at a local show.
Collaboration One and Progression three to come! Stay tuned! xo. ~Joanna
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The Talent Code: Primal Cues
I'm in the midst of reading "The Talent Code" by Daniel Coyle. I just finished the chapter on primal cues and my brain is having fun picking out why it is I have focused on body movement for the majority of my life.
When I was about 4 or 5 years old and my mother was about my age now, we were watching the Olympics one afternoon; specifically the women's gymnastics floor routines. She was telling me how she was in gymnastics in high school and wondered if she could still do a few things. Which she could and which made my mouth drop. I had the "I want to do that," moment. I did get a few weeks of gymnastics training at a gym thanks to my grandmother, but that was short lived for financial reasons. But that I think did it... seeing my mom do some crazy tumble in our back yard sealed the deal. It took the Olympics in what seemed like a Disney movie on TV and made it real and attainable.
I did take all the swimming lessons I could get my hands on, both in the winter and summer... but that fizzled out when there was nothing left but competetive swim, which I tried and hated with a passion.
I became a decently avid tree climber until my family moved and switched neighborhoods around the time I started Middle School wherein I played flute for 3 years or so. High School brought on an era where I did nothing but read and focus on school. For about a year or two I focused pretty heavily on running; conveniently around the time I met my husband, who lived conveniently 3 miles away. The running fizzled out by the time I started college.
Once in college I was handed a fitness class brochure in one of my health classes and for whatever reason I fixated on the belly dance class that happened to be right after my class ended. I became pretty focused on getting my body to move as gracefully as my teacher's.
I then ended up at a local show where I saw TribalTique perform and had the instant "I want to do that," reaction to their ITS performance.
8 years later, here I am... happy as a clown and belly dancing like a fiend.
When I was about 4 or 5 years old and my mother was about my age now, we were watching the Olympics one afternoon; specifically the women's gymnastics floor routines. She was telling me how she was in gymnastics in high school and wondered if she could still do a few things. Which she could and which made my mouth drop. I had the "I want to do that," moment. I did get a few weeks of gymnastics training at a gym thanks to my grandmother, but that was short lived for financial reasons. But that I think did it... seeing my mom do some crazy tumble in our back yard sealed the deal. It took the Olympics in what seemed like a Disney movie on TV and made it real and attainable.
I did take all the swimming lessons I could get my hands on, both in the winter and summer... but that fizzled out when there was nothing left but competetive swim, which I tried and hated with a passion.
I became a decently avid tree climber until my family moved and switched neighborhoods around the time I started Middle School wherein I played flute for 3 years or so. High School brought on an era where I did nothing but read and focus on school. For about a year or two I focused pretty heavily on running; conveniently around the time I met my husband, who lived conveniently 3 miles away. The running fizzled out by the time I started college.
Once in college I was handed a fitness class brochure in one of my health classes and for whatever reason I fixated on the belly dance class that happened to be right after my class ended. I became pretty focused on getting my body to move as gracefully as my teacher's.
I then ended up at a local show where I saw TribalTique perform and had the instant "I want to do that," reaction to their ITS performance.
8 years later, here I am... happy as a clown and belly dancing like a fiend.
So I got this email...
...and then this happened two weeks later at Red Rocks.
There's one more piece that Molly and I danced in but it hasn't surfaced online yet, here's a picture.
A Huge Thank you to Zoe/ Beats Antique and Ashley.
Another huge thank you to all of our friends who bought tickets and came to see us!
There's one more piece that Molly and I danced in but it hasn't surfaced online yet, here's a picture.
A Huge Thank you to Zoe/ Beats Antique and Ashley.
Another huge thank you to all of our friends who bought tickets and came to see us!
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