Musings

There are probably many different forms this community dance can take. Lately Spencer and I have been considering whether it would be better to have a space and invite community members to come to that space or to be completely mobile and go to the communities themselves.

I've been feeling like the concept of "found space" in which you perform/create within the space as you find it should be explored more. I feel like using found space invites the environment into our circles of connection that we are creating with our performances. However, I realize that this might get complicated legally. Man, if I were in Buenos Aires, this would be no problem. It seems like there, everyone just does whatever they want where ever they want. Obviously I have no idea if that is true.

Anyway, I had an epiphany the other day about my project. It'll be called Holding Hands, Dancing Feet. It will be a joy movement for peace through communities. In Holding Hands, Dancing Feet (henceforth described at HHDF) me and my team of experts will go into communities and help them to become happily involved in creating a community performance in which everyone has a role. I will create a manual that the communities can use to continue the community performances after we've left. The communities can use these performances to raise money for community causes like building a community garden or improving a community center.

The confusing part is that, what defines the literal local community has become so blurred. Is it everyone on your block, on your street, in your neighborhood, in your city... and some neighborhoods are so large! Man... this small town girl is in over her head. There is no beginning nor end.

I just want to go back to ballet class...