Just a few words...

I had my own rehearsal today and some words just came into my mind while practicing...

SPECIAL                         DEEP                                  INTERESTING                 ENIGMATIC
                 POWER                      SILENCE                     EMOTIONS                      PURE            ORIGINAL            HONEST         SIMPLE             WHITE          AMAZING

I noticed I still have in my posture and blood the ballroom patterns! I started to move and to add my arms position...this mixture might be a good idea..I'll go further!

Floor Routine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jNs7qkM8RE

It feel so good when we work in pairs! We can share opinions and also we give feedback one to each other:

• continuous movement;
• be as soft as possible;
• head leading;
• long spine;
• head to tail connection;
• soft pelvis;
• pelvis initiate the movement;
• roll up/down;
• release the hip joints.

What do you think about this??? Some comments?

Thank you!!!

 Xxxx

Studio Work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LLa4kB8_1M

When I practice this exercise I feel like flying! I can't see my mistakes!

But now, I can observe myself :

• feet work-articulate;
• softness in the chest;
• arms relaxed and free;
• keep the hips in the same line (pelvis falls down trough hills);
• EAT THE SPACE!!!!!;
• be as  low as possible ( don't jump high);
• Go as far as you can;

  Feedback

I can see me arms going up and down while I'm jumping and I need to take care of my spine alignment !! 

What do you think about it????

Studio Practice Routine

Today we repeated also our studio practice routine and we tried to think about the feedback that Natalie gave us during classes:

• continuous and fluid movement;
• softness in the chest;
• head leading;
• moments of pressing [ head goes to tail];
• moments of extension [ stretch the spine];
• moments of balance: make sure that the ribcage in soft and down and the pelvis falls trough the hills;
• don't forget to breath!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoV8SgRwFyg

What a beautiful sequence! As more as we practice it, more we can focus on things that Natalie told us.
What do I take from this class?

• freedom when I dance and jump;
• softness;
• foot work;
• the feeling of discovering someone else and work together - Amber was my partner and I really enjoyed working with her! She is a great girl! Thank you, Amber:)

Rehearsal [ 3.02.2011]

This rehearsal changed a lot of ideas and our presentation looks very different then yesterday!

Starting by personal scores and sequences we tried to find moments of connection => improvisation.
We cover our bodies with the movement portraits and then we try to let the audience see just a few parts of our bodies. [wake up]

Then we will find some ways to get out of it => start a new process of developing ourselves - opening up our senses.

As you can see, our movement portraits have different places in the studio ; we both come from different cultures , with different types of education => different directions: -; \.

The other two portraits are placed closed together because of our strong relationship, but still separated because we want to show that every individual is unique...but can be influenced by people around.

We go out of our individual universe and try to open up to new experiences!

- improvisation [suspension across the space];

Coming in contact with someone else's portrait represents starting a relationship with a human being.

-explore the idea of playing with different parts of the "body" and try to find the reactions:

 [shoulders, thighs, heart]

Tomorrow we want to try to roll together in the same sheet of paper! I am very excited and curious how this experience will be!