CREATING THE DANCE
Ilan

by Elad Shtamer

Ilan by Elad Shtamer
Lyrics to Ilan
Dance details

 

There is a story about a man who travelled for such a long time that he was hungry, thirsty and tired.

He arrives near a big tree that has sweet fruit and a large canopy of shade, so he eats the fruit and rests under the tree.

He wants to repay the tree, and to bless it.

So the song begins with the words "Ilan" - tree.

How should I bless you? I want to give you a great blessing.
Should I bless you for sweet fruit? You already have that.
Shoud I bless you for great shade? You already have that.

So I bless, let it be, that all other trees made from your seed should be like you.
And that's the best way to bless anyone.

When I heard the song I admired the story and the melody so I decided to create a dance.

The dance starts from the point of relaxation after the man rests, and shows the movement of the tree in the wind.

The second part is when he can't decide how to bless the tree, so I made turns to right and the left to show the dilemma.

The third part is when he blesses the tree, so I wanted to show the growing of a new tree that's will be like the old one.

The end of the dance is a transition from all the dilemmas to the relaxation of the music.
 
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