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What's wrong with Peer Gynt?![]()

What's wrong with Peer Gynt?![]()
I love Grieg. Even so, I do cringe a bit when elite level skaters use Hall of the Mountain King, as Liza did in the teaser video released a while back. My problem with Hall of the Mountain King is that it has long been used, well overused, for kid's dance recitals. I can't hear the piece without seeing a stage full of 6 year olds skipping around in pink tutus. The piece also used to be popular with high school and college dance assembles. I don't know if other people have these associations to the music. It's probably just my own personal idiosyncrasy. I wish Liza had chosen music with less mileage on it.
This is what think of every time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7XLYM-ADqo
I agree it is really hard to do a piece that has a lot of outside world associations. And I suspect it can be extra hard cross-culturally. Maybe in Russia it is not as widely used. Maybe a beloved program from the western hemisphere is uses songs from a Russian cracker commercial.
I love Grieg. Even so, I do cringe a bit when elite level skaters use Hall of the Mountain King, as Liza did in the teaser video released a while back. My problem with Hall of the Mountain King is that it has long been used, well overused, for kid's dance recitals. I can't hear the piece without seeing a stage full of 6 year olds skipping around in pink tutus. The piece also used to be popular with high school and college dance assembles. I don't know if other people have these associations to the music. It's probably just my own personal idiosyncrasy. I wish Liza had chosen music with less mileage on it.
I love the "morning mood" though. This is what think of every time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7XLYM-ADqo
I agree it is really hard to do a piece that has a lot of outside world associations. And I suspect it can be extra hard cross-culturally. Maybe in Russia it is not as widely used. Maybe a beloved program from the western hemisphere is uses songs from a Russian cracker commercial.
I think it has more to do with the fact that many people don't think that music is a good fit for Liza than the music itself. Apparently she recycled some of her Bolero choreography for this program (or so I've heard)?![]()
This is what think of every time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7XLYM-ADqo
I agree it is really hard to do a piece that has a lot of outside world associations. And I suspect it can be extra hard cross-culturally. Maybe in Russia it is not as widely used. Maybe a beloved program from the western hemisphere is uses songs from a Russian cracker commercial.
Yes, it's for his short programm.
Well we'll just have to wait and find out what the choreography will look like for Liza. I'm very excited to see what she'll bring.
P/I ; FD Where is it written? Yentl, Barbara Streisand.
I read that there have been rumors about a tango. And Najarro choreographed the FD, so it seems possible. Not that he can't choreograph anything else but flamenco and tango (which is not Spanish anyway), of course.According to Evan Bates twitter Chock/Bates will announce the music for their dances tomorrow. I wonder what it will be :yes:
Edit: They will be the first top 3 team who announced their music choice, right? I didn't find anything about W/P or P/C.