How I’ve created one of my favorite performances in the airplane.

Funny story about this choreography.

I had a long tour with workshops and knew that I will be performing in Bordeaux on the last leg of my tour. And I wanted to create a new piece, something that I haven’t danced with before.

I was on my way to Korea. Sitting in the airplane in my chair I was listening to the song.

With eyes closed I started to imagine what I will do here and there, how I start on the floor, what goes next. All small details. Repeating it in my head again and again and again. I’m pretty sure I was even moving with this song in my chair because usually every time I imagine myself dancing - I move my head following these moves I see.

In the end of the flight performance was fully ready in my head 🙌 

And now I wanted to try it because I haven’t rehearsed it ANYWHERE.

After my trip to Korea I flew to Singapore and performed this routine for the very first time. I remember I was sliding. My hands were too dry. It didn’t come up as good as I hoped. And that was the very first time I rehearsed/performed it.

Next was Switzerland and then I finally arrived to Bordeaux. I thought we are going to go to a hotel, I can take a shower, relax, and then finally try the dance I’ve created again now on the proper stage. And the very next day to perform this routine.

To my surprise performance was on the day I arrived 🙈 

I messed up the dates and didn’t realize that I was performing straight after the flight 😀

No shower, tired and never even really practiced this routine I go to the theatre and have my first rehearsal with all amazing performers there.

Couple of hours later I went on the stage and did this routine that you can see in this video.

Now watching I’m super proud.

It is amazing what our mind can do when you are focused and fully involved and dissolve in your work.

I don’t know if it was a muse I’ve got in the airplane, or because I had such an amazing flow in my mind but this dance went so smooth. Till this day I love this performance and proud of it.

But! Also know that all the tricks I’ve been doing in this routine I have done so many times I could do them with my eyes closed. That’s why it was easy to create this piece.

It is like I had a Pole vocabulary from the tricks I do in my head and I was swiping left or right to see which trick will fit this part and what combo will fit there.

And I absolutely love what came out.

Till this day I have never performed on the day of my flight. That was the only time.

But I did perform many routines after imagining them only in my head.

And honestly one of the best, musical, artistic and touching choreographies I have had - were created only in my head and not practiced or prepared at all.

It makes me super curious.

Watch this performance here  - Anastasia Skukhtorova - Pole Show Project