Tonight we recapped the Drop-Kick (hip drop with a foot release), and the Single Sided Hip Circles (horizontal). This led onto the Vertical Single Sided Hip Circles.
Here's the Drop Kick video - the drop-kick section is at 5 mins 16 secs, this video starts at that point, but it contains other hip drop work.
And here's the Circles video. Again, I've started it at the Vertical Circles section, 4 mins 15 secs, the horizontal circles are earlier in the video.
We also did some improvisational work, to start thinking about how we can play around with our mood. I'll update this when I'm home after class, to reflect how that went, because a lot of the learning about this side of the dance will be coming from you!
Edited to add...
I said I'd update this. I'll be honest, I was overly ambitious about how far I thought I could take you! I will be a bit less demanding for the rest of the term, and build up your Improv skills more gently!
If you want to try this one at home, the exercise was to try and dance with a different mood in mind. I suggested trying a simple move like circles or figure 8s, or a forward back step, and dancing for a minute or two at a time.
The first time we were dancing with happy thoughts, telling ourselves a nice story about having a lovely day...
The second time we were dancing with slightly sad thoughts, nothing too sad, just maybe a bit wistful or regretful...
Finally we were dancing with proud and powerful thoughts, feeling strong and in control...
You'll probably find that the sad dancing is hard, because it's a more vulnerable state of being, and it can be difficult to open yourself up to those sort of feelings. I think that's where I made it a bit too hard on you!
But if the sad dancing is a bit too much for you, you can find plenty of positive emotions to be thinking about while you dance. You could try dancing with Serenity, with Excitement, with Hope, with Modesty, with Kindness...
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