Recently, I don’t think there’s anything more satisfying than having my music inspire movement. What a joy to have friends that are such beautiful dancers! I love that dance night is an event for dancers, musicians, and creative people of all ages.

After the first successful dance night, I had ideas for more open-ended, freeform movement. One of them was using a prompt, like a scenario- or in this case, an animal…

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Saint-Saens, Carnival of the Animals

I made simple arrangements of the Elephant and the Swan from Carnival of the Animals. This was so fun!

L’Elephant

Le Cygne

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Vivaldi, Largo

I didn’t necessarily expect this from Vivaldi, but the Largo (from the infamous Piccolo Concerto in C Major, RV 443) has a mystical, atmospheric quality that is great for freeform dancing.

The accompaniment is just a realization of the chord progression. I even tried out some improvisation on the second B section 🙂

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Mozart, Deh, vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni)

A lot of classical waltzes are really great for dancing. We also play the Blue Danube Waltz 🙂