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hi everyone
just a question - its something I've noticed that seems to happen in a couple of cities here - where individual dancers might form part of this and that troupe, sometimes they are diversifying in styles such as cabaret and tribal fusion...sometimes I see individual dancers dabbling in different groups maybe for performance and dance opportunities? Im just wondering if this is so common, and if so how do you handle it?
it seems to me with two dynamic groups one would feel torn literally like a tug of war, that inevitably someone would be going crazy to keep up, or one group would suffer in respect to the main group being chosen.
Do you think while an individual dancer might feel satisfied to experiment, there might be resentment or conflict amongst the other troupe members? I know when we see individual dancers with three groups we sometimes wonder which group is being represented in particular performances....so I guess one off shoot is also that the style being represented could start to be "diluted" I guess from the other dance styles being inadvertently incorporated?
Thoughts? Experiences??
Cheers
Dee
just a question - its something I've noticed that seems to happen in a couple of cities here - where individual dancers might form part of this and that troupe, sometimes they are diversifying in styles such as cabaret and tribal fusion...sometimes I see individual dancers dabbling in different groups maybe for performance and dance opportunities? Im just wondering if this is so common, and if so how do you handle it?
it seems to me with two dynamic groups one would feel torn literally like a tug of war, that inevitably someone would be going crazy to keep up, or one group would suffer in respect to the main group being chosen.
Do you think while an individual dancer might feel satisfied to experiment, there might be resentment or conflict amongst the other troupe members? I know when we see individual dancers with three groups we sometimes wonder which group is being represented in particular performances....so I guess one off shoot is also that the style being represented could start to be "diluted" I guess from the other dance styles being inadvertently incorporated?
Thoughts? Experiences??
Cheers
Dee
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Re: Another Troupe question
Mon, May 11, 2009 - 10:17 PMThat's an interesting question. I have one troupe member who is also part of a fire troupe. It was all very positive though. She was interested in exploring that art. The troupe leader of the group she wanted to join and I talked about what the expectations of both groups were. Things like organizing rehearsals, gig nights etc. We have managed to come to a very positive relationship. We do gigs together, I occasionally attend their open fire practices and one or two of their other dancers come to my dance classes. We are even looking into doing a local club night together.
I doubt it is always as functional as it has been for me, but I believe a large part of it was keeping in mind that we all want to have a good time, and being respectful of each other. All the details can be worked out. I suppose it also helps that she is 22 and full of energy for many pursuits!
-Tayissa
