Twinkle Toes...

I broke down some serious cultural boundaries last night and saw a dance performance. Not that I've ever had any aversion to dance, in fact, I take great pride in my refined "shopping cart" and self-proclaimed "tic-toc-clock." But, previously, seeing a professional dance performance was just not something I would of thought to up and do on my own on a given weekend.

How quickly opinions change. We caught Program A of the Hubbard Street Dance Company at Harris Theatre downtown last night. First off, if you haven't ever been to Harris Theatre...go....it's super modern and a really amazing set up. I'm obsessed with the neon lighting in the lobby and really want to film some type of scene in that setting.

Anyhow, these dancers blew me away...there were two segments that stood out last night, "Float" and "Minus 16"....whoa...super modern, contemporary dancers that make Gumby look as stiff as a wooden board. The Float piece involved just 2 dancers tearing up the floor to Mum's "We Have a Map of the Piano"...which quickly reminded me....why have I not been listening to more Mum??? Right up my alley. The much anticipated "Minus 16" piece was about the most amazing display in timing and precision amongst 23 people that I've ever seen.

That's that...I was slightly disappointed to discover that my "tic-toc-clock" hasn't quite made it into the mod/contemporary professional dance world...but just you wait....

Go to Harris...see Hubbard Street...do the tic-toc-clock.

-S