Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Recurrent


By Rina Barbieri
(image credit)
By Edwin Martinez

Friday, April 17, 2015

Composer Henali Sway, Sway for Ballet


Ballerina Olga Kuraeva

Henali is a Ukranian composer and performer, and Olga Kuraeva danced to his alternately brooding and sylph piece Sway, Sway.
 

Monday, April 13, 2015

Ballerian Olga Kuraeva Out of Control



Out of control, her cutoff, midriff T-shirt says.  Her sweatpants is backwards, perhaps on purpose or perhaps not.  We may never know whether this piece from Russian ballerina Olga Kuraeva is truly improvised, but I love the casual, unpretentious look and feel of her dance.  That's the purview of art, isn't it:  seem out of control, while in control.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Scott Winn (3) 80s Aerobic Dance Battle



Well it's sleek Mustang versus sleek Mustang, in another fun effort from filmmaker Scott Winn.  As I embark on weightier filmmaking projects myself, that is, down the road, I know I will need to secure a sponsor to make it happen.  Here Winn brings back the 1980s in fine parody fashion:  spandex pants and cutoff shirts for the men, and hip rising leotards and short shorts for the women.  In the end, of course, the battle devolves into a joint, cross-gender synchrony of sexy thrusts and effeminate gestures.
 

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Scott Winn (2) Stormtrooper Secrets


Your twerking caused a great disturbance in the Force!
I absolutely love this dance takeoff on the Imperial Stormtroopers from Star Wars.  These wayward, alleyway twerks get the business from their commander Darth Vader, which is a great touch at the end by filmmaker Scott Winn.

So
Return of the Twerk
The Empire Twerks Back
Phantom Twerker
Here's the Behind the Scenes.