The traditional Greek elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Essence have been used throughout history as metaphors of life’s many dimensions. If you list every aspect of dance, you will find they each fit into one of these five categories. Most people involved in the dance world take a one-dimensional approach. The choreographer who sees a dancer only as a physical body to be ordered around and shaped, does not recognize the value of the individual dancer’s heart, spirit, mind, or soul.
Dancer’s are a hardy stock and deal surprisingly well with insensitive choreographers and directors, but imagine how much richer an experience a choreographer would get from dancers if they were engaged mentally, emotionally, passionately, and spiritually, along with the single physical dimension. Now imagine how much richer a students experience would be if the teacher taught them not just steps but integrity, creativity, passion, and how to truly relate and connect with fellow dancers as well as audience members. The current states of dance education, choreography, performance, and administration suffer from one-dimensional approaches.
Mindful Dance Dimensions strives for balance of all dimensions. It does not dictate values for each category. Those will depend on the individual dancer or organization. An awareness of multiple dimensions gives a holistic view of any particular aspect of dance|
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