Dance Tramp Dance Analysis

Dance Tramp was a dance performance like I’ve never seen before. There were times throughout the performance where I had no idea what was going on or why. I wouldn’t even be surprised to find out that the performers didn’t either. The show was essentially a compilation of silliness and humor that I’m glad to have witnessed. The most ridiculous of all was the part at the very beginning, where two dancers were wearing a conjoined black costume and spun around the stage holding a bouquet of flowers before the lights came on. There was no reason I could deduce other than to get the audiences attention and generate a baffled feeling within them. This baffled feeling continued when minutes of the show were devoted to just two people drinking out of mugs and never went away until the end of the show. …show more content…
It fit in with the rest of Dance Tramp’s silliness, but it also displayed impressive technical dance ability along with grace. Byrne performed leaps and turns and various other skills that require flexibility beyond natural for the human body. Another attribute that I loved about Dance Tramp was that the dancers weren’t prim and proper like I’m used to. My experience with dance involved fake eyelashes, perfect makeup, every piece of hair sprayed into place, and costumes that no real person wears in day to day life. In Dance Tramp, I couldn’t even tell if some of the dancers were wearing makeup at all and half of the costumes included sweatpants. It made them all seem more human. Overall, the performance was a true work of art. It broadened my view of dance and opened my eyes to Burlington’s brilliant dance