Daily Dance 2020 was a year-long project designed to challenge and develop my improvisational dance practice. It turned into a meditative practice; a reflection of how one incrementally grows. It is an extended love letter to the city of Baltimore with mini-romances in other locations as I occasionally traveled throughout the year. This project was an anchor in the chaos of 2020. With each passing day I am built strength, developed a movement vocabulary, and was present for life as it unfolded.
Below are the parameters I used to guide the project:
Make an improvisational dance and video document the work.
Dance in a different, outdoor location each day.
Photograph the site without my body in the frame.
Write a response immediately after the dance, remaining in or near the dance site.
Log the time and location of the dance.
Archive the video, time, location, and written response via YouTube.
I have organized Daily Dance 2020 into monthly playlists. To read the written responses and view photos of the sites, visit Daily Dance Blog.