Viscerole Response

 

This is STUPEFYING... I am speechless!

 

As a dancer, when I see something so abstract and powerful I can't help but stop and pause at the story being told. I then am taken into a whole new world.

This is just a glimps of "The Office Mob" piece from the latest movie Step up the Revolution. My jaw is dropping in the amazing aspect of this dance. Its amazing to see that the saying, "actions speak louder than words" is so true. I love the power that dance can have on the world.

 

There are so many different elements going on during this piece: Music, acting, color, line, precision, balance, and emotion. I can only imagine all of the countless hours of practice and choreography that went into this, let alone all of the outstanding production crew who captured everything so perfectly.

 

Gestalt Principles

1. Figure ground relationships: I think a great example of this is when you can see the contrast of the dancers with the floating money in the background.  They are two different images but come together as one creating a solid prestigious message to those watching the flash mob.

2. The Law of Similarity: when the dancers start coming together and dancing as a whole group solidifying the flash mob dance.  Their choreography becomes extended and heightened to a new level; there is power in numbers.  It becomes even greater that all of the dancers are dancing together in sync, all with the same passion.

3. The Law of Proximity: I think its interesting because even though some dancers are dancing on escalators, and then others are dancing in the halls of people, they are "grouped" together and then recognized as being apart of each other for the same cause.

4. The Law of Pragnaz: I have a hard time picking this out, but for me, I would have to say the sole fact of the music, dancing, costume, etc. come together as one and in a sense become simple.  If we only knew how much hard work went into this one minute dance, it would be considered more than simple to us.  The reality is reduced and simple, yet complex all at once.

5. The Law of Continuity: LINE. Need I say more.  Without these this piece would not even come close to what it means. The lines of the escalator in motion, with the lines of choreography going on, and then balancing all of that at the same time, then throw in dancing in straight organized lines.  With each line drawn with each movement, a new feeling is felt and then tells a story to those who watch.  It is much more than just line, it is emotional and complex. 

6. The Law of Closure: These dancers have power because of the sense of closure, and commitment to one another.  They dance as a whole to solidify what they are fighting for.  This piece would not be the same if there weren't as many dancers, or if they weren't dancing together as a whole.  The closure describes unity and finalizes what is going on.  

 

Now go and watch the whole entire movie, it will blow your mind! It is just crazy to me how something shown can mean so much more than something said.  And that is why not only do I love this piece, but just love dance in general.  It is motivational and beautiful.