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Mind, motion unite in modern dance
Photos by Lynniel Q. Van Benschoten
Text by Rich Lundquist
Muscles tense; flowing movements creative and yet patterned—that is the paradox of modern dancing.
As an art, it creates, expresses and communicates. It does so by using the most beautiful of instruments—the human body.
Like a musical instrument, the body must be tuned to give its best performance. This can be done only through discipline.
Stretching up . . . up . . . up against an imaginary force pushing downward. The dancer turns sweaty work into flowing grace.
Concentration is as important to the dancer as it is to the pianist. Performing before a crowd, he is aware only of the creativity of his art.
The dance is the artist's unique expression. His mind is the source and his body—the instrument.