Category: Blog Posts (Page 4 of 6)

Grand Central Train Station keeps an constant flow of diverse travelers who converge here to find their destination and also tourist who want to take pictures in it magnificent halls. The movement captured here during this time lapse shows a vibrant tapestry of travelers even at midnight, remaining busy a testament to the city that never sleeps and the rhythm of urban life.

This is a video I filmed on my walk to Barnes & Noble in Union Square. People held up signs that said “On Strike” and protested in circles outside this building. They were shouting, “New York City going up, going down,” while simultaneously moving their signs up and down. This protest was a choreography made to speak against injustice and performed by those affected.

Although the highway seemed less busy than usual, this video I took illustrates the tens of thousands of cars and people that pass through the FDR Drive each day. From cabs to family cars, this road is a major vessel for the movement present in many people’s lives. Each vehicle has a different destination, which brings life to both the roads and to the city.

This video was taken on Friday, September 29th when severe flooding interrupted many of the subway lines, eapecially towards the afternoon and evening. It is interesting to see the frustration, the anxiety, the anger, and the angst building up in the subway station, which you can feel if you’ve ever experienced a similar feeling and situation using the MTA. We all have a common destination: home.

The unpredictability of New York City is a very significant part of its charm. This “dance” goes to show the duality of Central Park that a pedestrian would experience during a walk. One minute, you’re soothed by the tone of a Japanese fiddle, and the next you find yourself walking to ringing bells and beating drums. The culture of New York City is built by each person who inhabits it, and that becomes clear on our everyday dance through such an unpredictable park.

Central Park is one of those unique places where you can immerse yourself in the ever-evolving choreography of others, not just in the form of dance, but also within activities we often overlook. From competing in chess matches to impersonating statues, everyone discovers their distinct choreographic narratives.

This is a video that I put together that describes movements that I see around me, from the motion that the flag sways in to a dance session with my crew. All of these are the “dances” that I encountered in a day in my life.

This heavy traffic represents the “hustle and bustle” of New York City. NYC is known for its loudness and especially for its congested traffic. This piece of choreography is but a fraction of what New York truly is.

With classes being remote this past week, I’ve had the time to take more walks and I think just going outside for a short amount of time eases your mind, especially in times like this. This is a video I took of people walking through Central Park, which I consider to be “choreography.”

For this blog post, I decided to share the unique movements involved in the sport of cheerleading, specifically of the young ladies on the Baruch Cheer team. Cheerleading is unique in that it involves sharp, tight motions both in the dance routines and in the cheers. Here is a video of my good friend Grace, who started this team with me running through the cheer we learned last practice. The sharp motions and loud chants are important to catching the eye of a crowd when performing and encouraging school spirit at Baruch! Working on these routines also helps bring people together. Grace and I have become really good friend very fast because of cheerleading. All the girls on the team have become friends and learning these cheers together is an interesting way in which movement can bring people together and help you make new friends.