a two-way conversation
Feeling the music is one thing, having two-way dialogue is another.
When you are dancing your body becomes an instrument in some ways.
You, in turn, become part of the music you are listening to, an instrument in the orchestra itself. And when they get together, instruments talk amongst each other.
Next time you play a song, try to be aware of how your body is replying to the music. The music is talking to you, try and notice how and if you are talking back throughout the entire song.
When the horn section is screaming at you, does your body scream back?
When the Timbales provokes a fight, do you walk away and ignore them?
When a MASTER improvisational pianist like Tirso Duarte uses the ivory to compel you emotionally, do you keep it bottled up or do you express?
And listen to this on-the-spot Piano Tumbao from Tirso himself, courtesy of Timba.com. When you hear things like this, as a dancer, what do you say back with?
Treat the next song you hear as if you were communicating with someone face-to-face.
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