As writers and artists, we're always looking for ways to express things better, to show our readers and audience how a character is growing, developing, and changing, and recently, through watching The Glass Slipper, I encountered a new means of adding to the "show, don't tell" techniques: dance. The plot is that of Cinderella, with Leslie Caron … Continue reading Dance as a Means of Showing, Not Telling
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I watch "The Nutcracker Ballet" every year around Christmastime, usually via film, and over the years, I've easily seen a dozen different versions, so I thought it might be fun to share the top five versions of this classic story (and later this week, we'll discuss why this story has had such staying power as … Continue reading The Best Versions of “The Nutcracker Ballet”
The world is out of control, Spinning Twirling Shush shush Noise incessant Then He is on the dance floor, And nothing else matters. He moves, and I move. He stands, and I stand. I turn, but He is constant. I fall, and He catches me, And nothing else matters. If it’s the last … Continue reading Whispers on the Dance Floor
Andrea Lundgren 