Brain Food-Go tap dance
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
092111 Tim Hurst
A friend came to Movin’ Easy for tap shoes to begin tap dance at Tapestry Dance Academy in Austin. I said, “This will be a great opportunity for you to deal with all that confusion in your life.” I was speaking from experience since dance is my friend in this respect almost every day.
She asked me, “What do you mean?” I said, “Have you taken Tai Chi’.” “Yes.” Do you remember how it felt to shift slowly from one side of your body to the other?” “Kind of.”
“That’s the point. Tai Chi integrates the breath as you shift left side, right side. That seems subtle to us.
“Tap dancing requires clear commitment in moving from one side to the other. You shift from using one side of the brain, then the other. Plus you are sealing that commitment into the hard wired rhythmic part of the brain. Or at least you are getting into your psyche through a set of wiring used since the earliest humans.”
attending and is eager to share her extensive knowledge about auditioning for professional dance teams. Sarasani began her dancing career in Austin by taking Walter’s UT Informal Street Jazz classes before The Dance Zone opened in 2003 and since then she has danced and cheered with the Ice Bats Batgirls Dance Team, Texas Wranglers, Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Cowboys. She will be an invaluable source of information regarding the audition process for these professional dance teams.
