The Holistic Dancer: Dynamics and Space
This new series of classes is designed to foster creativity and artistic growth as we strive to develop our whole dance self.
Through group exercises and experimentation, students will be encouraged to discover their own ranges and embodiments of elements such as dynamics, emotional expression and contrast. These skills and techniques will also be applied to both choreographic and improvisational work.
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Lesson 1: Dynamics as Volume
Volume (as in music) as dynamics defined as varying levels of force, and energy. Using soft/loud, crescendo/decrescendo, dividing the room, dividing the body.
Volume (as in music) as dynamics defined as varying levels of force, and energy. Using soft/loud, crescendo/decrescendo, dividing the room, dividing the body.
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Lesson 2: Dynamics as Movement Quality
Quality of movement is another way to create dynamics in movement.
Quality of movement is another way to create dynamics in movement.
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Lesson 3: Dynamics as Effort (Laban)
Dynamics as Effort according to Laban. What determines Effort is how it is revealed in movement at any given moment. Efforts fluctuate and change as the energetic dynamic of the movement burbles along.
Dynamics as Effort according to Laban. What determines Effort is how it is revealed in movement at any given moment. Efforts fluctuate and change as the energetic dynamic of the movement burbles along.
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Prompts for Practice
Here’s a summary sheet and some prompts for practice in each of the 3 ways we worked on.
Here’s a summary sheet and some prompts for practice in each of the 3 ways we worked on.
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Lesson 1: Space as reaching, general or intimate
Exploring space as we reach and send our intention into the space around us, working with the kinesphere (general space), intimate or personal/close space.
Exploring space as we reach and send our intention into the space around us, working with the kinesphere (general space), intimate or personal/close space.
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Lesson 2: Direct and Indirect Space
Working with Direct (straight, unswerving, shortest, unbroken, uninterrupted) and Indirect (roundabout, circuitous, deviant, divergent, meandering, serpentine, wandering).
Applying that to technique, layering it with reaching or intimate (from lesson 1).Working with Direct (straight, unswerving, shortest, unbroken, uninterrupted) and Indirect (roundabout, circuitous, deviant, divergent, meandering, serpentine, wandering).
Applying that to technique, layering it with reaching or intimate (from lesson 1).
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The Holistic Dancer
This new series of classes is designed to foster creativity and artistic growth as we strive to develop our whole dance self.
Through group exercises and experimentation, students will be encouraged to discover their own ranges and embodiments of elements such as dynamics, emotional expression and contrast. These skills and techniques will also be applied to both choreographic and improvisational work.
Different monthly topics.