I've been in a bit of a funk recently so this is when I get slightly obsessive about my trapeze routines. Recently we've focussed on skills training in class but now that we have some lovely sequences put together, I'm inspired to work on a routine again.
This is where my OCD kicks in: choosing music. I am at a slight disadvantage in that I have no brief, no client, no show to aim for. The music shapes what kind of routine I build but I don't know what routine might get me closer to my goal of a paying trapeze gig.
So first stop You Tube for ideas and inspiration. I have 3 favourites at the moment:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tyhv2F22GI
Liza Rose in 'Studio: Morning'
A modern dance trapeze piece with beautiful music. I've bought the track and find myself listening to it often. This is what I aspire to: cool moves seamlessly merged into movement around the bar and ropes.
2. (You Tube won't give me the link on my mobile)
Sofia Tsola trapeze act
Seamless beautiful artistic trapeze where every movement is precise and controlled.
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wouFh6H5euE
Cameron McHenry
Fun exciting burlesque-style routine with upbeat music.
So I'm drawn to 2 styles. The fun burlesque style is more likely to work in gigs and events in London that I could potentially perform at. After searching for music in that style, I have a track I could use.
The more fluid modern dance style is what I really want to perfect but I don't have any dance training or copious amounts of experimentation time to help me work out the minute detail in such a routine. It would take months. I've continued to ponder it anyway and have thought hard about what would make a routine like that work for me. The music is key and I've eventually decided that it has to be music that moves me, something that has meaning for me rather than just choosing a track with a beat that is easy to choreograph to. There are 2 Craig Armstrong tracks currently fighting it out to win my heart.
So now I have to decide: more commercial routine or more self indulgent dance piece? Ideally I could work on both but I have very limited time and would like to have at least one finished piece in the next few months. Any aerialists out there with words of advice?
