My new project

Before I go into detail about my new project (that may be the death of me if I'm able to get this off the ground, but it would be worth it), I'd like to rant a little bit about dance. This is my favorite topic, so hopefully I can keep this relatively short.

On Friday, I heard some of the dancers at the studio kind of arguing about which dance style is the best and takes the most talent. This kind of stuff really irks me. I stepped in and I told them we're all doing the same exact thing, but using a different technique. It's all about expressing yourself with your body. It doesn't matter what you call your style. It doesn't matter what kind of music you're using. I don't let music define what dance style I feel like doing. I've been known to use hip hop for a ballet piece, classical music for a hip hop piece, I can tap dance to The Misfits, I can do lyrical to Prince if I wanted, hell I'm using Marilyn Manson for a pointe piece this year, it's all about the movement and the freedom of the movement. You may not understand who I am when you're talking to me, but you'll know exactly who I am as a person when you see me dance. When I'm dancing, the guards are down, the baggage is set aside and I'm my true self. It's a completely vulnerable state, but I embrace it. I may not be able to tell you how I'm feeling about something, but I can sure as hell SHOW you how I'm feeling using my body. Which leads me into my project:

I want to start my own dance company. I want to fuse styles together (which is my favorite thing in the world to do) and show that we're all after the same goal: art. All dance is created equally. Sure, we all can favor one style over the other (guess which one is my favorite), but it doesn't make it better than all other forms. I have a lot of great ideas and a lot of great choreography swimming around in my head that I would love to see come to life. I can't do a lot of what I really want to do with my students because they're not willing to "go there" with me. I want dancers who don't hold back. A lot of dancers are afraid of what they can really do, and it scares them. I need some fearless people!

I'll make a few phone calls tomorrow and see where I can get a rehearsal space. Then, I'll probably put an ad on Craigslist for auditions. I would love to see this happen. I need to do something creative.