“The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.” (Graham). In pole dance, one uses their body to create art. The dancers body is not the art, but the movements the body creates is the art. Contemporary dance is musical expression which incorporates modern and post-modern aspects of dance, as well as classical dance styles such as ballet. In “The Last Goodbye” choreographed by Isis Masoud, and starring Marlo Fisken & Kyle DesChamps, they combined contemporary dance with pole dance. The dancers use a dance studio room, which has a couple dancing poles. They dance in a room with bright lights but a dark navy brown wall. Their attire is rather simple; the male wears tan cargo shorts while the female wears
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During the performance, the dancers spin around the pole in different ways repeatedly, it shows the difficulties of confusion in the relationship. When one seems confused, it feels like everything is going in circles and they are unable to grab the answer. At times they even spin around the pole together which reveals the confusion they both have in either wanting to stay with each other or not. At first, before the female was spinning on the pole, she pushed the male away. Then, the male ends up spinning on the pole with her while she is holding him. The female is upside down, holding herself by her legs while, with one hand, holding on to the male. The male’s right hand is holding her left hand. His left hand is the only body part that is holding him on the pole because his legs are detached and swinging around, while they are spinning on the pole. This reveals the confusion she has because in one hand she wants to push him away from her and leave, but on the other hand she still is holding him and not letting him go. This type of pull and push is seen through out many other various parts in the video. This spinning is a metaphor of the difficulties in the relationship because when one is confused with something it makes it harder to keep
During the performance, the dancers spin around the pole in different ways repeatedly, it shows the difficulties of confusion in the relationship. When one seems confused, it feels like everything is going in circles and they are unable to grab the answer. At times they even spin around the pole together which reveals the confusion they both have in either wanting to stay with each other or not. At first, before the female was spinning on the pole, she pushed the male away. Then, the male ends up spinning on the pole with her while she is holding him. The female is upside down, holding herself by her legs while, with one hand, holding on to the male. The male’s right hand is holding her left hand. His left hand is the only body part that is holding him on the pole because his legs are detached and swinging around, while they are spinning on the pole. This reveals the confusion she has because in one hand she wants to push him away from her and leave, but on the other hand she still is holding him and not letting him go. This type of pull and push is seen through out many other various parts in the video. This spinning is a metaphor of the difficulties in the relationship because when one is confused with something it makes it harder to keep