“This generation is conscious of the shape they are creating. They check the mirror to see if a shape is correct instead of creating the shape from within themselves. There is no life in a movement that comes from the outside. There is only a visceral imitation. Movement must initiate within before it has an outer shape. Film and video have contributed to this habit of outer imitation that is different from the generation that learned a work from live dancers. The result is a copy of a movement—lacking spatial awareness, weight, power, and abstract qualities that cannot be sensed from a screen.”
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