Del Barrio Lecture

The Del Barrio Lecture was pretty interesting. It was awesome that we got to go into a studio and actually dance (somewhat) for a little bit. Before I came to the dance studio I was expecting that we would spend if not all, then at least a majority of our class time, dancing. The actual dancing part was really fun. I wish we could’ve done more of that. I was a little disappointed when Ramon Del Barrio spent most of the time telling us about his life. I wished he would’ve taught us some dance moves or got us to dance a little more. His lifestyle and accomplishments are very admirable, however. Even though he has not finished college, he is still successful and enjoys what he does. He seemed very comfortable with himself, and comfortable talking to us. He got us to dance, even though most of us were clearly out of our comforr zone. I found it very interesting that he has worked with Michael Jackson and other celebrities. Listening to him was pretty intersting. He has a very clear understanding of who he is and what makes him happy. To me it seemed that he viewed everything through dance. Even though I understand his view on life, I myself will not start to see everything from a dance perspective. Through this meeting I gained a slightly different perspective on life. I started seeing that every day things, such as walking, can be interpreted as dance too.