We live in a sea of air. It holds us, weighs on us, keeps us tethered. The earth, of course, holds us too, keeps us pinned. But not all of us. I want you to meet Storyboard P, a dancer who floats.
In this dance, he's in a British hotel, in a corridor — basically a tight, long, low narrow box. Just watch his feet or (later) his knees. They're on the carpet, but barely. If I were the nylon or the polypropylene in that carpet, would I feel him sliding over me? I guess so, but I'm not totally sure. He can play with weight. He can make it come, and you feel him settling, he can make it go, and you feel him almost lifting off. This man has bird in him; watch him flutter, just a little, at the end.
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