Chrissy

 

1. What is your history with dance in SL?
Oh jeez, I can’t remember that far back. Just kidding, kinda . . . I guess I started dance late 2012/early 2013. The thing that inspired me to try it was watching Slappy Doobie perform at Virtual Burlesque. I was immediately infatuated with the things she was able to do onstage. And this was in the days before mesh, back when the dance tools available to us were so much more primitive than they are now. I challenged myself to try to match the impeccable skills I witnessed onstage. I don’t know if I was ever able to accomplish that but I know I’ve had a world of fun trying to.

2. What do you enjoy the most about SL dance?
I love the spark that lights up when I hear that certain song and I can visualize how it will look long before I’ve rezzed the first prim or chosen the first animation. My favorite acts are always like that. It’s not something I have to work to plan it out. It just comes to me and it’s almost like it’s someone else guiding me through the creative process

3. What do you enjoy the least about SL dance?
I’m sure it sounds cliché but I try not to think about the negative aspects of SL dance. The world is already filled with too much toxicity and I don’t wanna add to it 🙂

4. What has been your best experience in SL dance?
My best experience in SL dance has been creating the TerpsiCorps ARTWerks dance workshops with Dixie Sugarbush. I like to think we’re paying it forward in teaching a new generation of artists. This way I know the future of SL dance is in good hands once I hang up the slippers. tap shoes and any other style of dance footwear I have in the bottom of my cluttered closet.

5. Out of all the dances you have created or participated in, which is your fave?
My favorite performance I’ve done is to Florence + The Machine – No Light, No Light. It’s a very personal act in that it illustrates a dark time in my life. And we have to go through the dark to appreciate the light, don’t we? If you’ve seen it you’ll understand 🙂

6. What message would you like to leave for your fans or the dance community?
I would like to remind everyone in the dance community that we are not simply dancers. We are artists. I feel like too many people in SL hear the word ‘dancer’ and just assume we’re all strippers. We’re not. that stage is our canvas and our creations are limited only by the extent of our imaginations so the next time you tell people what you do here in Second Life tell them you are an artist, because that’s truly what we are.

7. Anything else you’d like to share?
Remember, this is not meant to be a job. it’s an outlet to your creative imagination. If/it feels like this is work it just means you need a break. It’s easy to get burnt out in dance.