Moving on...

[clevermanka]

Yesterday (Monday) was monstrous. We shall not discuss it. But thank you to the many people who allowed me to vent, either in email, LJ, or in person, about my craptastic day. I appreciate it. Especially the ones who provided food. Truly, the value of such women is above rubies.

And now: Weekend!

I had a wonderful time with nottygypsy. I feel so pampered! I love getting my nails done. I really should do it more often. Alas, $$$. And there's that dying car issue. Painting my own nails = not the same.

Saturday evening I went to the Choreographer's Showcase. I enjoyed watching the friends I'd gone to see, and two of the other performances. But. sigh I don't like modern dance. I understand many people love it, and hurray for them. But I just don't get it. I realize that it feels wonderful to move your body like that (see below re: my experience with Sweat Your Prayers) but I don't enjoy watching it. At all. At one point I wanted to raise my hand and ask "What's with the twitching? Why are you twitching? This makes No Sense!" A couple of the other pieces (most notably the aha! dance company) I enjoyed very much. Their pieces flowed, and I could understand the whys of the movements. But a lot of the others, not so much. What's with the rolling around on the ground and twitching?

Anyway.

Sweat Your Prayers on Sunday was fantastic. I'll be going regularly. I wish it started an hour earlier, but oh well. Good trancey-dancey music (there was only one song I didn't care for) and, in general, people kept their distance. It was fun to stretch and manipulate my body while dancing instead of following form or merely shaking my dance floor thang. I tried very hard not to just boogie, but focused on movement and grace. I'm sure I looked just as much the new-age hippy as everyone else there, but gods, it felt good to flap my arms around and not care about 1) knocking someone upside the head on the dance floor, or 2) if that particular angle was giving the audience behind me a bad view. I can't say it was cathartic for me (I don't have much to cathart) but it was a hell of a good workout and a damn good time.

Now I must prepare for a 9:30 meeting that's going to last until lunch. Hurrah. I wonder if they'll supply coffee.

Comments

[socialdragnfly.livejournal.com]

oh poopie, I need to send you $ and I lost your paypal addy.

I got buzy and it went over my head.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

That's ok! I thought you were gonna send a check, anyway. I'm off to my meeting, but we can work it out after I get back.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear you had a bad day, and I hope today goes better for you.


D.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Modern dance often sux because they often don't dance to anything that resembles music to me. ugh, I'm with you on the rolling/twitching (quick! that person needs a sedative!)

Is Laura still leading the SYP? I love her, she's so unique. I think I have one of the videos somewhere, but it's so damn artsy fahrtsy that it doesn't say much about the stuff. The books are far better.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yes, Laura was leading--so to speak. She's lovely.

And ditto on most modern dance music, but honestly. Two of those pieces? They could have been dancing to O Fortuna and I would've been bored.

[starstraf.livejournal.com]

I got my nails done on friday for the first time in a few years - very decadent