MUSICALITY

Musicality in dance has two main components. Receptivity and Creativity.

Musical receptivity is ones ability to receive, comprehend, be sensitive to, and have a working knowledge of musical concepts like rhythm, tempo, phrasing, and even mood.

Musical creativity (or musical artistry) is the ability to connect with accompanying music, interpret it, or phrase and add movement dynamics that relate to music even in the absence of accompaniment, in a way that is unique or interesting.

Musicality in dance then might be considered a measure or degree to which a dancer is receptive and creative in his translation or rendering of music through movement. It is a key ingredient in a dancer’s display of artistry.

PERCUSSIVE MOVEMENTS

Math in you feet!!

Percussive dance is a highly rhythmic and musical dance form that relies on precise execution of foot-based dance patterns.

Percussive Movements Explained:-
If you execute a series of slow and connected movements in a fast way, leaving a pause between them, you might achieve a percussive quality... With accents at the end of percussive movement.

At Mimi-Metamorphosis Dance Theatre we teach an intense programme which is taught by the school's Director; Michelle Lewis (Mimi) who is a certified UK percussive dancer. The name of the programme is 'MATH IN YOUR FEET': this dance requires immense concentration in understanding and responding to each beat of the instruments of the music

AFRICAN BEATS

African culture have left an indelible mark on Caribbean culture. Let us look at dance. Our folk dances evolved from the original dance forms that came with the African slaves. Dances like the Bongo, Shango dance  are directly related to Mother Africa. The dance form varies and they all have different movements, this is evident when you watch the various dances.The hip, torso  and  hand and feet movement is also very similar to African dance. 

At Mimi-Metamorphosis Dance Theatre, we focus mainly on the Bongo dance which is a dance of strength and is done by males. This dance was dance in the village to settle disputes as well as when someone dies at the home of the deceased (Wake) to allow the passage of the spirit from one world to the next.

We have recently introduced the Pique dance which is a fast creole dance for couples choreograph by African movements. This dance has strong sexual movements mainly hip and pelvic movements by both male and female dance. Due to the sexual content of the dance, this dance is not appropriate for children.

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CARIBBEAN FOLK

"We go dance de Bélé...we go dance de bélé...I neah-neah no...we go dance de Bélé!"

In the late 18th Century when the French plantation owners and their Creole slaves came to Trinidad and Tobago, they brought with them a life style of "joie de vivre" to their plantations. The house slaves, in their moments of leisure, took the dance to the field slaves and mimicked the dance of their masters. The slaves who worked in or around these houses quickly copied the style and dress. They showed off by doing ceremonious bows, making grand entrances, sweeping movements, graceful and gentle gliding steps which imitated the elegance of the French. The rhythmic quality of the bélé drums added spicy and yet subtle sensuality to the movements. There are more than 14 types of bélé dances. The movements of the dance are very soft and flirtatious.