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Talented dancers strut their way onto TVTV
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At first glance, the group of six teenagers appeared normal, but they weren’t. This collection of two young men and four young women had agreed to donate their creative energies to tape a dance video promoting TVTV, Idaho’s new public access cable channel. Last Thursday night, I watched them work with their director, Marla Hansen of Idaho Dance Theatre, and felt my jaw continually dropping in amazement and admiration.
All of the dancers performed their own original works, which is pretty amazing considering the young men are 14 years old, and the young women range in age from 14 to 16. Their dances included break-dancing, hip-hop, and modern dance blended with traditional ballet. My earlier statement that they weren’t normal was based on the level of talent and commitment I witnessed. Grace and beauty coupled with physical power are fun to watch, especially when combined with music. These young people have lean, toned bodies earned by countless hours of working out, and they were putting them to good use.
Marla Hansen pointed out that one of the young men is a nationally ranked boxer, and the other competed earlier that day in a track meet, in spite of a broken toe. He normally competes in eight events, but with the bad toe had to limit his participation to the 100 meter race (he came in third) and four hours of dancing. Now, I don’t know about you, but these little tidbits impressed me. The young women, equally driven, are top honor students, doing their homework in the halls between dance sets, while winning awards for their dancing and other activities. And here they were, at the end of a very long day, donating their time and talent to get the word out about TVTV.
The whole idea behind TVTV is that anyone with a few dollars can buy airtime and have a public voice. The concept sounds simple, and it is. It is also radical. Up until now, only those with a huge amount of money and/or influence were able to buy television broadcast time. With TVTV in place, any college student reading this article can contact TVTV and find out how to air your garage band, poetry, sports video, political views, or whatever else you have to share with the world.
The dance video will be available for loan to clubs, schools, civic organizations, and similar groups after May 1. If you are interested in the video, contact Mona Morrison at 342-5549. If you’re ready to put your own ideas on television, contact TVTV at 323-8447.
Mona Morrison