Brandon Bryant courtesy of TV Guide
This season’s final four performances on S.Y.T.Y.C.D. were nothing less than amazing. Each contestant honed such a level of technique, strength and stamina far surpassing any stage presentation I have seen as yet. As many students claim to “want it” (dance for their passion), this group has certainly possessed a dance for their life/livelihood mentality. This speaks a lot to the 21st Century dancer. The cycled history of visible pure form has resurfaced. My prediction is for the dancing concept academia to take a back seat to the practicing technicians, as the view of the dancing body resorts back to pure form, technique and performance. Not at all to say that dance will not evolve, but just that the practice will require perfection in dance, sport, martial art and performance, not solely entertainment.
