“But it’s no use now, to pretend to be two people…” {Alice}

I once read…”An artist is often yearning for their work to be so good, it looks like someone else did it“

What an accurate statement! How complex we are, how hard we are on ourselves. Yet, artists are like fingerprints…there are no two the same. Each individual, capable of a rawness and perspective that no one else on earth possesses.

So what of artistry? How important is it to a dancer?

Why, it’s vital.

Dance is a way of telling stories without words. The way we convey body language, is key. It is a pure form of primal human communication.

From dancer to audience. The performer is present in each moment, the language is passed from artist to audience, just to disappear into the applause and memories of the crowd once it’s over.

Therefore we must strive keep our own voice, only then can we be the true believable vessels for telling honest, human stories.