Wade in the Water

Alvin Ailey Dance-Wade in the Water from "Revelations" was a pretty interesting clip. I found it quite different from the examples we watched in class (I realize it's a different style) but at the same time it had alot of the same characteristics as the clips from hip-hop and jazz and tap dancing. The dancers, male and female all moved perfectly it seemed with the music. When there was short, loud sounds in the music the dancers would do something to correspond with that sound, like freezing for a moment. I also think that the dancers made it look easy and "cool," you could tell it had been practiced numerous times as everything was timed and choreographed. I think the props added to the dance alot as well. They brought the dance to life, everything from the umbrella to the sheets. As a whole, the performance was good and I think depected the African dance style quite well.