Nina Simone-Save Me Choreography by Candice
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Save Me -Contemporary Jazz piece- All choreography by Candice Franklin. Music by Nina Simone. Remix created by A. Franklin. Additional mising by Candice Franklin. Featured dancers are Victor Reddick, Candice Franklin, Chris Coates, Carmen Carriker, and Alexandra Andrade. Location is New York City, May 2007, at the beautul Joyce Soho studios. Video taping by Kamal Symonette-Dison. Video editing by Candice Franklin
Hey guys, this is my first attempt at editing video takes together. I was having fun; so, please don't crucify me for taking liberty with my "artistic license" on all the cuts! Enjoy . . . Viewing only please!
Tags for this video: artistic bible candice christian contemporary dance entertainment house jazz jesus music nina simone
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| Oh, thank you ... ( 1 year ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| Oh, thank you soooooooo much, Kamal1st! Your comment means so much to me. I feel very honored that my art and my movement expression can touch you so . . . Have a great day! -candicegetsdown2 |
| Germany, Represent! ... ( 1 year ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| Germany, Represent! Thank you anjuta03! I really appreciate your comments. Have a great day and keep dance in your life . . . candicegetsdown2 |
| Beautiful. Its a ... ( 1 year ago by tomboysongs) |
| Beautiful. Its a while.. too long.. since I've watched real dance and you've reminded me how much I love it. Thanks x |
| this is so good. I ... ( 1 year ago by emanuelwaal) |
| this is so good. I just love it!! you haven`t had paul henry as teacher once? it reminds me a bit of him, and i love it! good luck in future preformances and i hope to se more of you here on You Tube. greetings from Emanuel in Norway! |
| This is so good! I ... ( 1 year ago by emanuelwaal) |
| This is so good! I love it! You haven`t had Paul Henry as a teacher once? it reminds me of him, and it is so cool! Good luck in future preformances and choreographys, and i hope to se more of you here on You Tube! greetings from Emanuel from Norway/Oslo! |
| Norway in the house ... ( 1 year ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| Norway in the house! Thank you so much for your comment . . . I sooooo appreciate it. No, I do not know Paul Henry, but I will definitely look him up. Is he from Norway? Check out the rest of my stuff on YouTube/Candicegetsdown2. Have a great day! |
| Wow, this was great ... ( 1 year ago by SoulByDzyne) |
| Wow, this was great! Loved it! |
| wonderful job... ... ( 10 months ago by markissantony) |
| wonderful job...it's nice to see a piece that really challenges its dancers and highlights their skills. the dymanics were great with a lot of levels, but the style stayed consistent. the choreography of the arms and upper body was amazing. my only thing is i would have liked to see more floor work, but we all have our things ;) |
| As, I see it, most ... ( 10 months ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| As, I see it, most modern dances for the past 50 years go to the floor and use "pedestrian movement" for arms and those ideas have saturated the NYC modern dance scene. My dance is pure entertainment story telling for a larger audience using jazz/modern as the medium. So, for me, to actually find an excuse to go to the floor would be an unnecessary artistic indulgence/choice pressured upon me by the dance community status quo. |
| Thanks, ... ( 10 months ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| Thanks, markissantony, for your cool comment! I see your point about the floor work, adding yet another level to an already layered piece (my teachers in college would of told me to explore the floor); but I'm no longer into the "downtown"/post modern dance scene. |
| I just came from ... ( 10 months ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| I just came from your site on YouTube . . . oops . . . I made the comments about the floor before I saw your piece. Let me revise . . . the "floor" to me means pain, anxiety, desparation, sleep. So, floor work/a slower piece would have to come before "Save Me" to make an ounce of sense to the viewer in order to set up "SUSPENSE" that something is a wry. "Save Me" is a race, a sense of urgency, a hit the eject button before it is too late. I hope this is making sense, markissantony |
| Oh no! I wasn't ... ( 10 months ago by markissantony) |
| Oh no! I wasn't even recommending you adhere to traditional modern technique, but I wanted to note that you don't use the floor very much, which you knew already. |
| My interest was ... ( 10 months ago by markissantony) |
| My interest was piqued by the little bit of floor work that you did use. I actually am a hypocrite and haven't used the floor much until recently where I CHALLENGED myself to choreograph a piece that strictly stayed on the floor; almost as a satire and an "f" you to traditional modern rise and fall aesthetics. I love your work, it wasn't a stab :) |
| Love you, ... ( 10 months ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| Love you, markissantony! The floor is a very difficult place to be and very difficult place for non-dance audience members to understand - that is why people who choreograph all over the floor all the time never make a dime in this industry and stay |
| in the starving ... ( 10 months ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| in the starving artist scene. People outside of the dance world just don't understand why dancers roll all over the floor, they fake appreciation for the movement, or just think it is weird. I don't wish to be an elitist or dance snob. When I graduated from college |
| dance, I was a ... ( 10 months ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| dance, I was a dance snob about the modern aesthetic, but after moving to New York I slowly found out that that particular attitude can quickly limit your pocket book. So now I dance for audiences and not dancers. If ordinary folks don't get it, I failed. Where do you dance? Are you in NYC? |
| Funny you should ... ( 10 months ago by markissantony) |
| Funny you should mention that. I walked out on school because of the elitist attitude of modern dance. I said to myself "if i take one more Graham class" funny how something that broke boundaries has so many new boundaries to replace the old ones. |
| I don't dance with ... ( 10 months ago by markissantony) |
| I don't dance with anyone. I am a visionary and I am inspired by dancers and social commentary. I care what people think but I don't sacrifice what I have to say and how to say it. I'm doing my best and have always produced my own shows here in Philadelphia. |
| You give a strong ... ( 10 months ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| You give a strong reply, markissantony. Besides not being even more difficult with the choreography that I have already choreographed due to rehearsal time limitations, there are no sacrifices on my part as far as style and story. For me, I interpret what you write, "what I have to say and how I say it" to be relative to the creator's personal conventions; thus, I agree with you, I too just create whatever the heck I want; however, when you dance and create |
| whatever the heck I ... ( 10 months ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| whatever the heck I want; however, when you dance and create dance for a real living, you are NEVER satisfied with yourself and your craft until the audience is sufficiently satisfied . . . until then, there is always room for improvement, creativity, and ingenuity. |
| Hey, Philly is ... ( 10 months ago by candicegetsdown2) |
| Hey, Philly is totally not far from me . . . what do you have coming up? I would love to come out, perform, or collab. Hit me back, markissantony! Have a great one! Candicegetsdown2 |
| Nice video! my ... ( 4 months ago by biggyboi) |
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| i was moved by your ... ( 1 month ago by scobbey) |
| i was moved by your work dat was beautiful i'm not very much of a dancer though i dance but that was TOUCHING...NUF LOVE FROM LONDON |
| awesome! i love it ... ( 1 month ago by belskihatesyew) |
| awesome! i love it how there's heaps of different chorey going on at once. |
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