Dance Training Journal: 2/11/15

Dance Training Journal 9: 2/11/15

What and how

Mantra exercise:

"I am a blank piece of paper, with nothing written on it" While saying that in our minds, we walked then ran/danced around the room. I enjoyed it, and while i was able to keep my mantra going from time to time. "individuality" invaded my mind. The thought kept coming in: even with nothing, you have something of yourself.  Reminded of Zidane having his soul "removed" by his creator in FFIX. It kinda got back in there, do to his devotion to his friends and loved ones. Willpower is funny like that. 

We did a body reading exercise, which in small groups involved

Strong impulses and silences, 

Delays,

Hurrying moves,

Choosing no instead of yes,

repititions, and variatons.

We practiced this in several groups passing leaders. Was kinda fun, and we saw lots of neat variations/translations, timing tricks that were a blast to watch and do. 

For the final exercise we tried 4 "zones" one that was cold butter to be cut through, one wind blowing us about, one gravity X4, and one that was bugs biting and stinging. We acted through each, in a limited time, and described the attributes for each, like deliberate for gravity, graceful/flowing for the wind. Was rather nice.