I've spent over 20 years of my life learning/performing dance. Because of my expertise, it would be easier for me to judge dance as an audience member, but I've started to focus instead on the "amount of chills" something gives me. Usually, the high expertise dancers can give me chills, but sometimes those who are just starting out give me chills too. I think it's similar to the concept of "feeling alive". Cool to see that others have this experience with art and music!
what a beautiful approach! that’s exactly how I’ve started trying to approach music, too – now, I barely remember technically perfect performances I’ve seen, but the ones that gave me chills feel like they’ll stick with me forever. If my dance teachers had framed things that way, I definitely would have wanted to continue dancing!
Thank you so much! I think Barry does a great job of capturing what many of us are feeling or yearning for but don't quite know how to articulate. Is there any media in particular you were thinking about?
I've spent over 20 years of my life learning/performing dance. Because of my expertise, it would be easier for me to judge dance as an audience member, but I've started to focus instead on the "amount of chills" something gives me. Usually, the high expertise dancers can give me chills, but sometimes those who are just starting out give me chills too. I think it's similar to the concept of "feeling alive". Cool to see that others have this experience with art and music!
what a beautiful approach! that’s exactly how I’ve started trying to approach music, too – now, I barely remember technically perfect performances I’ve seen, but the ones that gave me chills feel like they’ll stick with me forever. If my dance teachers had framed things that way, I definitely would have wanted to continue dancing!
I adore this! Living and aliveness in media captivated my mind this morning with my writing - reading this post came at the perfect time👏
Thank you so much! I think Barry does a great job of capturing what many of us are feeling or yearning for but don't quite know how to articulate. Is there any media in particular you were thinking about?