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  Danielle April 13, 2009 at 5:50pm

  Ok well I love the song and I already downloaded it! I also enjoyed my TA for psychology dancing on a bike :)
  
  This is creative for it is interesting pursuing the idea of dancing with the bicycle. The editing was wonderful for it went completely with the piece with the tricks beginning with the beat, and the lighting seemed to be coming from a street lamp, not taking away from the atmosphere. I appreciated the bicycle coming towards the camera and backing away. When the music changes and the sounds of the bicycle came in and all you see is CJ riding around complimented each other and contrasted and then when he came towards the camera again and the music started up it seemed so appropriate.
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  Patrick April 13, 2009 at 5:41pm

  This videodance rocked with out the Gorillaz. I really enjoyed the humble but calculated approach. The bikers placement using the street lights as a light source was done really well. The street lamps from down the block illuminated his back and kept his image defined. Good stuff Peter, nice idea.
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  Ashley April 13, 2009 at 4:38am

  I was so excited by this piece because it focuses on the body on a bicycle AND the movement of a bicycle itself. I was so satisfied during the moment when we see one bike gliding straight down a street into the night followed by several shots of the same act, but with each bike starting in a different location. I thought to myself, "choreography of bike paths - linear variations into the night...brilliant". Even the closeup on the spokes as the wheels rotate was so compelling simply as movement - the shiny metal gleaming around and around against the black night. I appreciated this video because it was an ode to how the movement of everyday things, like a bicycle in the night, can be so compelling and rich to work with.
  
  I was also satisfied by how well the heavy music complimented the attitude and look of the piece, and how well the music transitioned from one song to the next. I appreciated this musical transition - it allowed the piece to progress somewhere. There is something about the second song that brings the work out of the heavy (even comical) feel of the first half into this rock-lullaby quality that enables the viewer, I think, to just let the beauty of the bike sink in. Great choices, and very original piece. Cool, Peter!
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  Dahlia April 13, 2009 at 3:36am

  This is a very creative idea that is nicely explored. Besides the impressive bicicycle "tricks" there seems to be a lot of choreographic intention between the path of the bicicyle and the transition between the different poses/balances. The music fits nicely, giving the piece an edgier dark quality. The music then appropriately changes to softer lighter quality as fluid cyclic nature of the bike is revealed. I was disappointed in the end when the music started to pump up again while C.J. slowly biked towards the camera. I wanted his movements to become more intense to match the music.
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  Heather April 12, 2009 at 10:34pm

  This piece is by far one of my favorite videos from this whole semester. I think it was creative, well shot, imaginative, and an overall entertaining piece. I strongly enjoyed the music for this piece as well. I think it opened with this bold sound to support this bold image- this rollerdancer is portrayed as this maverick artist on top of a cycle. The music strikes me for this opening section because I feel like we're listening inside the dancer's head or like sneaking a listen into his ipod. Then right when I think the opening sound is getting over played and that the piece may lack development WHAM the music takes almost a 180 to this softer place and we get to explore a whole new facet to this piece. This graceful gliding works so well with the change in music. It changes the complete atmosphere for me from this rogue cyclist to this almost child-like, free, glider. The music works well and I feel that the dance and the music work together so well for my viewing experience.
  
  I also wanted to ramble for a moment about this concept that Peter plays with in the film: Rollerdance. I wonder if anyone has any thoughts about this: As I was watching this piece I kept asking myself if this was a duet or a solo. Is the bike an extension of the person, an entity that enables him to achieve his movement desires or is this piece about the movement invention and partnering capabilities with a two wheeled locomotor?
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  Kiki April 12, 2009 at 5:05pm

  Nice piece experimenting with the different facets of dance. The music brings a level of high intensity to the piece. Calm in the music reflecting in the joy riding of the dancer. I appreciated the choice to shot at night as it brought a mysterious tone to the piece. Nice job!
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  hang pham April 9, 2009 at 4:25am

  Your choice of music was precise. I felt the performance reveals the spirit of the song and vice versa. I also appreciated the way you incorporate orginal sound of the bike into your soundtrack, it was selective and reasonable. I just expected a more "shoking" end rather than just the guy riding toward the camera.
  Your video brought me a new perspective of video dance! It's different from what we've seen and made so far. Good job Peter!
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  Tori Lawrence April 7, 2009 at 10:00pm

  I appreciated the build of the music in the beginning: how it starts out soft and builds to an extreme as the rollerdancer mounts his bike. The pelvic movements were aligned well with the musical bass. I also appreciated that the first loud "White Light" was heightened as the dancer went up on one wheel at the same time. (It was also nice to see this bright, white light in the background of the dancer). It was funny in a way when the dancer did these crossings and the music entered this Beatles-like Strawberry Fields music. It was nice to get away from the harshness of the vocals with the contrasting intrumental section. The dancer followed the music as he exited from the stand-still bike movements and began to travel, do crossings, and fully ride the bike.
  The ending was powerful when the music left the peacefulness and the dancer left the dance crossings, re-entering the "White Light" as he traveled towards/into the camera.
  Nice job Peter, very entertaining and creative to have a bike videodance.