Videos , Videos, Videos!

I know I have been posting like crazy this week, but I am in the blogging mood so I figured I would take advantage of it. This post is all about Eliana Girard. She was a content on So You Think You Can Dance and is one of the most beautiful and versatile dancers I have ever seen. I have watched a million YouTube dance videos and there is something about her and her love of dance that draws me in. Eliana is originally a ballet dancer and considers herself to be a ballerina, but she is incredibly gifted in all other genres of dance. The three videos that are in the post show her in a classical ballet piece, that is truly breath taking, a a contemporary piece, and a hip hop piece. When you see all the videos, you can understand and appreciate just how fluid and open her body is to vastly different forms of dance.

I have always done acrobatic solos (backflips, back-handsprings, ariels have always been something that set me apart as a dancer) but this year am forced to do a contemporary piece with none of the skills that I consider my security blankets. I am terrified about being on the stage and trying to impress the audience without the normal tools and weapons that I normally do. Seeing Eliana dance here shows me that crossing between genres of dance can be done, and sometimes it can be incredibly successful! Thanks Eliana!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3l27AKySIA&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv6HXUkhd-A&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRMHZFvYDuw&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active