Reacting to My First Acro Performance
I recently shared my fitness story on a podcast, including the three acro performances I did in college. I hadn't watched the first one in years, so I filmed my reaction.
How it started. I didn't grow up dancing. I started at Wichita State University, after joining the cheerleading squad. When the undergrad concert came up, l decided to do an acro piece with my partner. A friend who was a dance major helped with the choreography. We handled the costumes and lighting ourselves.
The idea. Everyone else was doing beautiful love stories. Beautiful lines aren't my strength, so I made mine ugly: a love-hate piece inspired by the praying mantis, with tension throughout.
Watching it back. There were slips we played off, strobe lights that helped hide a few shaky moments, and my favorite trick. My partner walks onto my shoulders, locked in, then goes upside down, connected only by our arms. I also noticed that the piece now looks darker than the mantis story I had in mind. Viewers can bring a different perspective to the same piece.
What I took away. I expected to cringe.
Instead I thought, you did the damn thing. We were 21 or 22 with limited resources. No one paid us, and it wasn't for a grade. We did it because we wanted to, and I'm proud of that.
Watch the full reaction and check out the podcast for more on this performance and the other two. Tell me in the comments what you liked, and subscribe for the next reaction.
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I Performed a PRAYING MANTIS Acro Duet?!
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