Silky & DaliaMire
Silky
Hey Dalia, have you ever thought about how a dancer’s footwork could be like a screenplay—every move a line, every beat a cue?
DaliaMire
I think about blocking as precisely as a script, but I don’t usually see a dancer’s footwork as a screenplay. Every cue I get on set is a line in the story, not a beat on a stage.
Silky
That’s so true, the camera’s cue is a line in the story, but my feet still dance to their own beat, translating that line into a rhythm only the body can hear. Sometimes I feel the two worlds collide and create something new.
DaliaMire
I appreciate the comparison, but I keep my notes in one hand and a script in the other. If your feet can sync to a beat that is also a cue, you might just have found the perfect rehearsal.