Doublereed Archive - Posting 000009.txt from 2006/04

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: QOD, 4/2/6
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 20:04:52 -0400

Dear Phil,

This particular quote (and research) was the result of "left-over"
passionate and d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s emotions following the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra's
collaborative performance on Saturday evening of the "Messiah" with a modern
dance troupe here in Atlanta. It was in no way intended to be sugar coated.

(ahem) However...I did have an interesting phone conversation with my gamba
player last evening. We both noted that the "modern" dancers were
exceptionally well nourished compared to the svelte swan-like bodies demanded in
classical ballet. There were no signs of free weights on stage... at times the
contoured load seemed "heavy" and difficult to master.

What have we traditionally fed our Divas? I suspect that carbohydrates also
play a role. Broccoli was banned by the elder Bush YEARS ago. Opera is
unlikely to embrace sprouts.

Thank you for your food for thought!

Warm Regards,

Janie
VP for Development
Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
Free weight trainer and cyclist

Bodies in the U.S.A. reflect this truth: our PASSIVE acceptance of corn
syrup
and hydrogenated fats, etc., "foods" that help shelf life, appearance, mouth
feel and keep down costs of materials, but leave the body undernourished.
Thus
we always crave more and become obese in the process of trying to satisfy
those cravings, and turn to caffiene and energy drinks to keep up our
flagging
energy.

But we like to think of ourselves as tough and individualistic. Hence the
common dance image of an overweight rapper/break dancer? I wonder if the
general
acceptance of and participation in dance (and possibly music, too, or the
arts
in general) is dropping due to the weight problems and general feeling of
exhaustion resulting from our physical AND mental (in terms of not falling
for
misleading marketing) AND political (in terms of pushing back harder against
the
savvy resistance of the food lobby) passivity.

The science is there. It is a fact that corn syrup does not satisfy the
body's craving for sweets as much as cane sugar. It is a fact that it has a
greater
tendency to become metabolized into fat (than cane sugar) and is linked to
insulin resistance. Now, what does one ACTIVELY do with such knowledge? Not
much, it seems.

- Phil Freihofner

In a message dated 4/3/2006 3:43:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
doublereed-digest-help@-----.org writes:
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 20:51:34 EDT
To: doublereed@-----.org
From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subject: [DR-L] Quote of the Day
Message-ID: <362.1365970.3161cb96@-----.com>

=E2=80=9CThe truest expression of a people is in its dances and its
music.=20=
Bodies=20
never lie.=E2=80=9D

-Agnes de Mille (1905-1993) American dancer, choreographer
*Her paternal grandfather, father, and uncle, Cecil B. de Mille, were all=20
successful writers and actors involved in the theater. She avoided the easy=
=20
path to the Great White Way. Instead, she struggled in obscurity and povert=
y,=20
courageously pursuing a career as a dancer and choreographer. =20

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