Vibrations

"Music is something you can’t hold in your hands, smell, taste or even see; yet somehow just coming together and feeling these little vibrations that tickle our eardrums can somehow lift us all up out of our most difficult moments in life to unimaginable heights.”

That was said by musician Michael Franti, who I had the pleasure of seeing live last weekend. These words really are something else. This reasoning explains why pairing music with dance is so poignant; it physicalizes this idea, so that we can actually FEEL it. Each time I read this quotation, it gives me shivers. Melody and rhythm driven dance can suspend viewers and performers alike to unimaginable heights. Here's the way that Michael Franti does it:

-Erinn