Is found in the ability to take the human body to a place that is uncommon, powerful, and beautiful. While the idea of the athlete is wed to our cultural obsession with sports, it's my belief that there are no greater expressions of athletic prowess among the human species than in dance. Here is dancer Yannick LeBrun performing with the Alvin Ailey dance company in the dance "Sinner Man" from the work Revelations, and he more than testifies to this simple assertion.
Sunday, October 03, 2010
True Athleticism
Is found in the ability to take the human body to a place that is uncommon, powerful, and beautiful. While the idea of the athlete is wed to our cultural obsession with sports, it's my belief that there are no greater expressions of athletic prowess among the human species than in dance. Here is dancer Yannick LeBrun performing with the Alvin Ailey dance company in the dance "Sinner Man" from the work Revelations, and he more than testifies to this simple assertion.
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