Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox: Ballroom dance that breaks gender roles
Trevor Copp, Jeff Fox: Taniec towarzyski, który przełamuje role płci
Trevor Copp is known for innovative social justice theater that blends physicality, image and narrative. Full bioJeff Fox - Dancer
Jeff Fox is a professional dancer, competitor, choreographer who has won professional titles in American Smooth, Rhythm, Theatre Arts and Showdance. Full bio
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first hit the airwaves,
pojawił się na antenie,
jako instruktorzy tańca,
ballroom dance instructors
powrócił do telewizji
(fox - lis, trot - biec)
geeking out that we had always done
na punkcie tańca towarzyskiego,
than the competitive rumba
niż turniejowa rumba
różnią się od walca,
the public consciousness,
do świadomości społecznej
somehow, we were cool --
would get together for training seminars
spotykaliśmy się na szkoleniach
zamienialiśmy się rolami,
to lead all the time.
od ciągłego prowadzenia.
for switching lead and follow
i prowadzonym podczas tańca
as part of a performance
tego systemu podczas pokazu
on the shoulder.
and director of a playwright center,
centrum dramatopisarstwa,
po występie i powiedziała:
how political that was?"
polityczne to było?".
collaboration to create a play
współpraca, by stworzyć sztukę,
our system for switching
nasz system zamiany ról,
of being locked into a single role,
zamknięcia w jednej roli
isn't just a system of dancing;
to nie tylko system tańca,
wartości danego okresu.
consistent, though:
wszystko działa tak samo -
it's all the same --
rolę męską i kobiecą.
you don't throw it out,
że ich nie odrzucasz,
that this is the past.
że to jest przeszłość.
respect it, revive it -- great!
szanuj, odnawiaj - świetnie!
obecnego sposobu myślenia.
of partner dancing
the other one follows.
a druga podąża.
regardless of who's playing which role.
niezależnie od osoby.
give a crap about your gender.
more representative
don't just watch what's there.
nie patrzcie tylko na to, co widać,
only a man or a woman.
mężczyzna lub kobieta.
couples just disappear.
ballroom competitions,
turniejów tańca
recognized on the floor,
dostrzegane na parkiecie,
"professional Latin dancer,"
"profesjonalny tancerz latynoamerykański"
of white, straight Russian couples
z białymi, rosyjskimi parami hetero
there are no Asians,
just disappeared.
wszyscy poza białymi zniknęli.
couple-only paradigm --
białych par heteroseksualnych
would never stand for this.
nigdy byśmy się na to nie zgodzili.
straight or anything --
or functional looks like that,
tak nie wygląda,
you slap some makeup on it,
ozdabiamy makijażem, upiększamy,
as movement, not as text,
from partner dancing.
z tańca towarzyskiego.
two men dancing together.
tańczących mężczyzn
ballroom circuit can attest
tańca towarzyskiego tej samej płci
can be dynamic and strong and exciting,
dynamiczny, silny i ekscytujący,
closed ballroom hold ...
klasyczną zamkniętą pozycję,
must be larger and masculine
większego i męskiego lidera
from a totally different angle.
na to z innej perspektywy.
the idea of lead and follow
ideę prowadzenia i podążania,
was connected to gender?
że ma to związek z płcią?
could lead and follow each other
mogłaby prowadzić i podążać,
just like we do in life?
z "Płynnym Prowadzeniem".
called the cross-body lead.
zwany cross-body lead.
żeby przerwać improwizację.
to break up the improvisation.
if you're not used to looking for it,
jeśli nie wiecie, czego szukać,
to this transitional step,
ideę płynnego prowadzenia,
to take over the lead,
to surrender it,
a counter-cross-body lead.
przeciwny cross-body lead.
when we danced it in the opening dance.
the dance moves from being a dictation
zmienia się z dyktowania
Każdy może być prowadzony.
you can change your mind.
of how this applies,
zastosowania tej metody,
anything can happen.
wszystko jest możliwe.
could apply to a classic waltz.
prowadzenia można zastosować w walcu.
zmiany prowadzenia;
the dance itself more efficient.
że taniec będzie bardziej efektywny.
traveling backwards,
where they're going.
dokąd zmierza.
of accidents out there
of this blind spot.
were to just allow for
but allowed this switch to happen,
cały taniec, ale pozwoliła na tę zmianę,
offering new aesthetics into the waltz.
nową estetykę do walca.
about your gender.
w klubach, podczas konwencji
in clubs, convention centers
sztuki stworzonej wraz z Lisą
the play we created with Lisa,
of seeing two men dancing together,
dwóch tańczących mężczyzn,
Lisa see our initial demonstration
w pierwszym tańcu uznała za polityczne.
switching lead and follow;
zamienialiśmy się rolami,
in our presence, our personality
własnej postawy, osobowości
of which role we were playing.
by whichever role you're playing,
true to yourself.
to look like, or a follow.
prowadzący lub prowadzona.
off the dance floor as well,
również poza parkietem,
the perfect opportunity
reinvigorate an old relic,
odświeżenia reliktu
of our era and our current way of being.
i obecnego sposobu bycia.
all the time with women and men
z kobietami i mężczyznami
that this is a historic form
że jest to forma historyczna,
and produce invisibility
i tworzyć niewidzialność
that we enjoy today.
all the ideas that don't belong to us
które nie pasują do nas,
to what it really always was:
stał się tym, czym był zawsze:
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Trevor Copp - Artistic directorTrevor Copp is known for innovative social justice theater that blends physicality, image and narrative.
Why you should listen
Trevor Copp was a full-time ballroom dance instructor and regional Fred Astaire's Canada American Style Latin/Ballroom Champion. He retired from teaching to pursue his love of theater and now runs Tottering Biped Theatre, a professional theater company emphasizing social justice and highly physical work in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Copp has performed in over 30 international cities and theater festivals. The salsa scene keeps him dancing, however. Locally, he coaches the World Salsa Champions, and internationally he's an avid salsa tourist, having danced it in 13 countries so far.
Copp and Jeff Fox met as colleagues during their shared tenure with Fred Astaire's Canada and remained friends after Copp retired from teaching. They would dance at social occasions where they developed their "playing fair" method of sharing the lead, which caught the eye of local dramaturge, Lisa O’Connell. Thus began the theatrical collaboration which led to the creation of a full-length Ballroom Dance/Theatre production, "First Dance," about the development of the first dance for a same sex wedding. Through building the show they formalized their "Liquid Lead" concept and continue to tour the piece at regional professional theaters, festivals and even as part of an international dance festival in Tirana, Albania. In 2015 Alida Esmail, a former student of Copp's, championed the TEDx Montreal proposal and graciously volunteered to help the Fox and Copp demonstrate their work on the TEDx stage.
Trevor Copp | Speaker | TED.com
Jeff Fox - Dancer
Jeff Fox is a professional dancer, competitor, choreographer who has won professional titles in American Smooth, Rhythm, Theatre Arts and Showdance.
Why you should listen
After graduating with an honors degree in psychology, Jeff Fox entered the world of dance in the fall of 2000 almost by accident, investigating an ad out of curiosity, and he hasn't looked back. Working as a full-time instructor, choreographer and competitor, Fox has taught hundreds of students and won professional titles in American Smooth, Rhythm, Theatre Arts and Showdance. In addition to his ballroom work, Fox is a double black belt martial artist and creates lyrical contemporary work focusing on the universal experiences we all share, which has been featured in festivals across southern Ontario, Canada.
Fox and Trevor Copp met as colleagues during their shared tenure with Fred Astaire's Canada and remained friends after Copp retired from teaching. They would dance at social occasions where they developed their "playing fair" method of sharing the lead, which caught the eye of local dramaturge, Lisa O’Connell. Thus began the theatrical collaboration which led to the creation of a full-length Ballroom Dance/Theatre production, "First Dance," about the development of the first dance for a same sex wedding. Through building the show they formalized their "Liquid Lead" concept and continue to tour the piece at regional professional theaters, festivals and even as part of an international dance festival in Tirana, Albania. In 2015 Alida Esmail, a former student of Copp's, championed the TEDx Montreal proposal and graciously volunteered to help the Fox and Copp demonstrate their work on the TEDx stage.
Jeff Fox | Speaker | TED.com