Joie de Vivre of A Pile of People

Seeing friends dance is really quite a weird sensation. On one hand it's super nice. You see them in class and think "why the hell are you not on stage?"...and then there they are, in the spotlight where they should be. And that's great, huh?
And then there's the tiny seed of longing to be up there with them. Especially if you know them from when you danced together.
It's irrelevant whether you are performing the following day or working on something else or on nothing at all: I just like to be on the stage.
I say stage in the loosest sense of the word: I have not been on a proper stage for a while. More often recently I dance in 'spaces'. Rooms, fields, museums, parks.
But I digress...this is not about me. It's about the joy of dancing with people you love. Everyone can relate to this I'm sure. Girls, you know we all made up dances to the Shoop Shoop song in primary school (insert your own 90's hit here). And now I'm lucky enough to get to do the same thing a lot. A couple of friends and I recently learnt the Single Ladies dance in its entirety (yes, I know we were behind the times) and it became a bit of a party piece for a while. And of course I'm always just dancing around. My sister hates going to the supermarket with me because I'm an embarrassment...but I'm just hoping she'll join in.
And then there's The People Pile. Now there's a beautiful thing: "An emerging contemporary dance company so stagnated with joie de vivre, unadulterated fun, colour and accessibility" (thanks www.thelondonaisle.com). So many people. And all of them dancing, or making music, or juggling or...
And now I'm going to say the cheesiest thing EVER!! And all friends. It's true though. I've never know them to have an audition because that's not the nature of the beast. Its about finding other creative souls and getting stuck in to whatever opportunity arises. About working with performers who you already know have that little bit of magic and through them finding more kindred spirits.
And it's working and making performance that ranges from the ethereal to the obscure to the ridiculous. A little something for everyone and from everyone.
And the best thing about it for me is that I feel like that child making up dances with friends. But really really good dances with incredibly talented friends.
You're jealous aren't you? So get involved. Pile On.
www.thepeoplepile.co.uk