I am not a dance major student, so all the ballerina introduced in the class are not familiar to me. However, finally I choose Doris Humphrey because that her style prefer nature and soft rather than traditional ballet. My mother is a advanced Yoga coach, I have certain influence by her, sometimes I would like do some yoga. Thus when I saw Doris dancing in the video, I felt like this is very nature and comfortable. The most important thing is that I believe she combined the ballet and modern dance perfectly. when I watch her show feel that I not only enjoy a ballet show, also see her passion and attitude through her chorography. 
Actually I also pretty interested in ballet. Last semester I took Basic ballet class for non-dance major students. It is a fantasinating experience. Although I just learned some very basic posture, but it is a start to explore a new staff. Since I am fascinating both yoga and ballet, there is a question appear in my mind what if ballet meet yoga?
I can see how her style of modern dance and yoga can be similar. Yoga is a practice to connect to nature and all the natural aspects of human life. It is also a great way to bring balance to your life. Dance and yoga do similar things to your body as well, by releasing endorphins which make you feel good as well as relax you. Doris Humphrey's dance style in particular is about the balance of nature and the human psyche. Fall and recovery is a relaxing technique because it allows you to move with the momentum of your body instead of muscling through movements and feeling tense.
ReplyDeleteMarlene Viloria:
ReplyDeleteI never thought of how the element of grace ties together Humphrey's style and ballet. I took ballet for a long time and my knees, ankles, and feet are messed up now because of it. This is why I enjoy practicing modern dance over ballet sometimes. And the video is interesting too. Ballet is a great workout, and it can only be better for the body when you don't have to strain your body into unnatural positions.