Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox: Ballroom dance that breaks gender roles
Trevor Copp e Jeff Fox: Danças de salão que acabam com os papéis sexistas
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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foi para o ar pela primeira vez.
first hit the airwaves,
ballroom dance instructors
de danças de salão a tempo inteiro
do salão de baile na TV.
tipo "raposas"... "a trotar?"
de um bom "feather step".
geeking out that we had always done
de entusiasta exagerado, que déramos
than the competitive rumba
era diferente da rumba de competição
de modo diferente da valsa,
the public consciousness,
a consciência do público
somehow, we were cool --
nós éramos o máximo...
dançávamos juntos
would get together for training seminars
ou só para nos divertirmos,
to lead all the time.
sempre a guiar a dança.
for switching lead and follow
de trocar quem guiava
revezando-nos e partilhando.
as part of a performance
integrado numa exibição
on the shoulder.
palmada no ombro.
and director of a playwright center,
de um centro recreativo,
depois do espetáculo, e disse:
how political that was?"
aquilo foi político?"
de oito anos para criar uma peça
collaboration to create a play
our system for switching
o nosso sistema de trocas
of being locked into a single role,
de estar preso a um único papel
isn't just a system of dancing;
não é apenas um sistema de dança,
de todo um período.
consistent, though:
que se manteve consistente:
it's all the same --
é sempre o mesmo:
"homem" e "mulher".
you don't throw it out,
não as deitamos fora,
that this is the past.
que pertencem ao passado.
respect it, revive it -- great!
respeitem-no, revivam-no — ótimo!
of partner dancing
the other one follows.
e a outra deixa-se conduzir.
regardless of who's playing which role.
qual destes dois papéis.
give a crap about your gender.
qual é o nosso sexo.
a forma existente,
more representative
hoje, em 2015.
don't just watch what's there.
não vejam apenas o que lá se passa.
only a man or a woman.
um homem e uma mulher.
couples just disappear.
do mesmo sexo, desaparecem.
internacionais de danças de salão,
ballroom competitions,
recognized on the floor,
pares do mesmo sexo
as regras proíbem-nos expressamente.
"professional Latin dancer,"
"dançarino latino profissional",
of white, straight Russian couples
de pares russos, brancos, heterossexuais,
da cor do mogno.
there are no Asians,
não há pares mistos.
just disappeared.
desapareceram.
couple-only paradigm --
"só-brancos-heterossexuais",
would never stand for this.
nunca aceitaríamos.
straight or anything --
heterossexual ou outra —
or functional looks like that,
saudável ou funcional, que seja assim.
fazemos uma certa maquilhagem,
you slap some makeup on it,
as movement, not as text,
não como texto,
from partner dancing.
da dança de pares.
two men dancing together.
dois homens a dançarem juntos.
de dança entre o mesmo sexo
ballroom circuit can attest
entre pares do mesmo sexo
can be dynamic and strong and exciting,
closed ballroom hold ...
a pose clássica do salão de baile,
must be larger and masculine
tem que ser maior e masculino
from a totally different angle.
de um ângulo completamente diferente.
the idea of lead and follow
a ideia de guiar e ser guiado
was connected to gender?
de que isso é uma coisa sexista?
could lead and follow each other
pudesse guiar e ser guiado, à vez,
just like we do in life?
tal como fazemos na vida?
com uma dança latina,
called the cross-body lead.
de transição, chamado "cross-body lead".
to break up the improvisation.
para interromper a improvisação.
if you're not used to looking for it,
se não estiverem habituados a reparar,
para os lugares mais baratos.
to this transitional step,
a este passo de transição,
em que o líder e o seguidor podem trocar.
to take over the lead,
assumir a condução,
to surrender it,
entregá-la,
a counter-cross-body lead.
when we danced it in the opening dance.
na dança da abertura.
the dance moves from being a dictation
a dança deixa de ser um ditame
Qualquer um pode seguir.
you can change your mind.
podemos mudar de ideias.
of how this applies,
de como se aplica,
anything can happen.
tudo pode acontecer.
could apply to a classic waltz.
de Guia Líquido
de trocar os guias,
que pode tornar a dança mais eficaz.
the dance itself more efficient.
traveling backwards,
a andar para trás,
where they're going.
para onde vai.
que esta coisa vem direita a vocês.
of accidents out there
of this blind spot.
desta situação cega.
were to just allow for
but allowed this switch to happen,
a guiar toda a dança
offering new aesthetics into the waltz.
proporcionaria uma nova estética à valsa.
about your gender.
quanto ao vosso sexo.
in clubs, convention centers
em clubes, centros de convenções
the play we created with Lisa,
que criámos com Lisa,
e na Europa.
of seeing two men dancing together,
de ver dois homens a dançar juntos,
Lisa see our initial demonstration
na nossa exibição inicial
a trocar entre guia e seguidor,
switching lead and follow;
in our presence, our personality
a nossa presença e personalidade,
of which role we were playing.
que estávamos a desempenhar.
de trocar de papéis,
by whichever role you're playing,
pelo papel que desempenhamos,
true to yourself.
sempre fiéis a nós mesmos.
to look like, or a follow.
deve parecer, ou um seguidor.
off the dance floor as well,
fora da pista de dança,
the perfect opportunity
uma perfeita oportunidade
reinvigorate an old relic,
revigorar uma velha relíquia
of our era and our current way of being.
da nossa era e atual forma de ser.
all the time with women and men
com mulheres e com homens
that this is a historic form
de que é uma forma histórica
and produce invisibility
e produzir invisibilidade
that we enjoy today.
de que gozamos hoje.
all the ideas that don't belong to us
de todas as ideias que não nos pertencem
to what it really always was:
aquilo que ela sempre foi:
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