Twist sam naučila brzo i lako. Bila sam sasvim mala. Čitajući kada se pojavio, pitam se kako je stigao do nas.
Kada smo preselili u novu zgradu s Ade, u haustoru sam učila mog sedmogodišnjeg prijatelja prvim koracima.
Prva lekcija je bila uz pomoć peškira; osnovni pokreti, njihanje kukovima, kao da ručnikom brišeš donji dio kralježnice, i onda redom. Brzo je on to savladao i godinama se njihao u mojoj blizini.
Twist se dugo plesao, a i danas dobro dođe kada je prava ekipa na okupu.
Ono što je mene fasciniralo u tom plesu je sloboda: ne čekaš partnera, nitko nikog ne bira...upad u igru je ovisio samo o tebi. Ulaziš i izlaziš kad hoćeš.
Ali, morao si poštovati jedno: PRAVILA IGRE.
Morao si biti vješt; da ne padneš na leđa ili nosom ne dodirneš pod.
Morao si znati korake; da ne udariš bočno cipelom najbližeg.
Da ne narušiš ravnotežu, svoju i tuđu.
Kao uostalom, i u životu.
(The Twist was a dance in the 1960s, inspired by rock and roll music. It became a worldwide craze, enjoying immense popularity among young people and drawing fire from critics who felt it was too provocative. It was the first international rock and roll dance of its kind. It inspired dances such as the Mashed Potato, the Monkey and the Funky chicken, although none were as popular. The dance was inspired by “The Twist,” B-side of Hank Ballard’s single “Teardrops on your letter” in 1959.
STEPS
The Twist is performed by standing with the feet approximately shoulder width apart. The torso may be squared to the knees and hips, or turned at an angle so one foot is farther forward than the other. The arms are held out from the body, bent at the elbow. The hips, torso, and legs rotate on the balls of the feet as a single unit, with the arms staying more or less stationary. The feet grind back and forth on the floor, and the dance can be varied in speed, intensity, and vertical height as necessary. Occasionally one leg is lifted off the floor for styling, but generally the dance posture is low and with the feet in contact with the floor with very little vertical motion.
Some compare it to putting out a cigarette and drying off your behind with a big towel.) (en. wikipedia)
(Prostor za prijevod...)
Post je objavljen 04.01.2010. u 14:03 sati.