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Dance Improvisation for Beginners and Facilitators
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Step #0: Preparation for Leading a Session, Class, Workshop.
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Step #1: Create a Safe Space, Open the Session and Set Your Rules
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Step #2: Ways of Establishing Trust, Quick Connection, Playfulness and Flow in the Group
Calling the Tribe
How Do I Feel?
Meeting the White Bear, Breath of the Lamb, Duck Walking up the Spine and Revenge of the Pig
Passing the Clap
Celebrating with Queen (Songs by the Rock Group Queen)
Can We All Sit on Each Other’s Lap at the Same Time?
Step #3: Energizers - Warming Up the Body and Lifting up the Energy and Spirit
Clear Information, Emptying the Body (of Fear) and Absorbing the Impact
Playful Catching/Tagging Game
Floor Football
Alignment
Happy Feet Folk Dance
Over-Under-Around
Step #4: Breathing as Carrier of the Awareness
Breathing Principle
Core Energy Activation and Working Within Flow of the Energy
STEP #5: Dynamic Muscles Warm Up and Dynamic Stretch Meditation
Dynamic Muscles Warm Up
Dynamic Stretch and Yoga Meditation
Step #6: Solo Improvisation Dance Tools
Three Universal Movement Qualities (3Q)
Understanding Circular–Rounded–Spiral
Circular Movement Quality/Awareness Inside of Movements
Circular Movement Quality/Awareness Inside of Movements and Outside in Actions
Understanding Architectural
Architectural Movement Quality/Awareness Inside of Movements and Connecting Mind with Movement
Architectural Movement Quality/Awareness Inside of Movements and Relation with the Architecture and Objects Outside of You
Understanding Traveling Through Space vs. Being on the Spot
Understanding Stable
Understanding Unstable
3Q Improvisation
Opposites as Movement Qualities
Impulse/Impact
Fast/Slow
Isolation/Whole Body
Finished/Unfinished
Diagonal/Same Side
Opposite Qualities in Duets
Intuitive Opposites in Duets
“Stealing” and Transforming for Building Up Dance Qualities
“Stealing” and Transforming for Building Up Dance Qualities - Video
Using One’s Own Habits for Creation
Instructions
Using One’s Own Habits for Creation: Round#1
Using One’s Own Habits for Creation: Collecting Your Own Habits
Using One’s Own Habits for Creation: Making a List of 3 Habits that are Repeating
Using One’s Own Habits for Creation: Round #2/Creating the Opposite Habits
Using One’s Own Habits for reation: Round #2 Solos
Surprise Breath
Exercise
Performing Example
Sourcing vs. Performing
Exercise
Step #6: Duet Improvisation Dance Tools
Decide - Respond
Leading and Following
Mirror/Leading–Following
Time, the Expectations of the Mind and the Reaction Time
Step #6: Contact Improvisation Dance Tools
Trust
Trust - Example
Into My Water (elemental water)
Sensitive Hands – The Samurai Way
Brush and Sculpture (Elemental Wind)
Dissolve and Build up
Shared Balance Dancing/Three Centers and Switching Between Centers and Using Arms for Transitions
Rolling
Tree and Leaf (Push and Pull)
Going Down and Up
Sliding and Resisting the Impulse in the Slide
Slide and Notice the Opportunity When the Lift Can Happen: The AHA, Moment
Slide and Pendulum Weight
Give and Take the Weight in a Safe Way
Invite and Accept/Dance is in a Space Between
How Much Weight Can Yu Take?
“Dead” Weight and Protecting Your Lower Back
Climb on the Body and Support the Actions
I Want You Here Because of That
Reading – Following – Adjusting
Loosening Your Head
“Dead Body” Playground
Flying the Angel
Keeping Your Own Dance in the Contact Dance
Step #6: Some Group Improvisation Dance Tools
NetWork: Can a Network Operate without a Leader?
Three Events
Using Solo, Duet and Contact Improvisation Tools for a Group Improvisation
Step #7: Cooling Down
Short Example
Step #8: Sharing and Closing the Session
Sharing: Example from Modality: -3Q (3 Qualities)
What's Next?
Dance Alchemy Teacher Training
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Dance Improvisation for Beginners and Facilitators
Step #0: Preparation for Leading a Session, Class, Workshop.
By:
Goran Bogdanovski
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