“Fix You”
November 10, 2007
We just finished this dance in three days and it has had a special meaning for each of the dancers in it. The music is of course by Coldplay and the choreography is done by Amrah Johnston who was our guest choreographer and teacher from Florida.
This dance is about repentance. We’re frustrated with ourselves and with the world and with sin and finally, there is a release and we can breath. Finally. This is when God births freedom in a world that’s fallen. Look beyond the chaos of life and see the face of God standing right before you…. One of the most impacting part is when each dancer stands completely still in the front while there is a release of frustration occurring in the back. Sometimes, stillness speaks more than movement and in this dance it seems as if it yells. We can’t wait to take this dance on outreach! (dancers in above picture from left to right, Katie, Erica, Krista and Heather)
The video below is of our first showing the week we completed it. Dancer’s include Katie Grosse from Canada, Krista Frishmuth from Pennsylvania, Crystal Shearer from Canada, Annie from Washington, Whitney from Florida, Heather from Texas, Alissa from North Carolina and myself.
BLOOP!
November 5, 2007
This is the BLOOP! dance (we don’t really have a name for it). It was one of the first dances created by Kendra one of our guest choreographers on the YWAM base. At the second rehearsal Kendra suffered from some temporary paralysis but after some intense praying, she was sent home healed and the doctors still don’t know what happened even after several tests. Thus, we were able to finish it in the next few days. The dance itself is in a nutshell about one going through life and discovering all sorts of things including, mishaps, confusion, love, happiness and other people. One goes through chaos and also grasps for Truth. In the end, giddy joy and a solid peace is found as well as one’s identity in God. I can’t help but be in a good mood when I am dancing it! Click play below and you can watch the whole thing. (This is just one of eight dances that we have prepared already for various performances including outreach Christmas and around the community of Kalispell.)
(I’m wearing all black with a white strip down my pants, Amy from Canada is wearing all black with a white shirt underneath, Carla from Costa Rica is wearing the white and Grey, Heather from Texas is wearing the back and purple, and Krista from Pennsylvania is the one in the white shirt.)
