Wade in the Water

I really liked the Wade in the Water dance video. I haven't really seen a lot of interpretive dance before this class, and I'd say that I've grown to like it. The thing that stood out to me was that throughout the entire dance, all the dancers were very flexible and rhythmic. This relates a lot to what Malone was saying about riff style of dance. Although the Wade in the Water and riff style dance are different types, they both have flexible motions. Malone says that this is characteristic of how African Americans can cope with struggles in life. He says they are flexible in a sense that they are able to adapt, for a lack of a better term, to changing problems. I could also see that there were elements of call and response, some tribal characteristics and then and upbeat, faster dance style, incorporating "aesthetics of cool". Overall, a very nice dance piece.