Our last session of the term, and the year! I hope to see you again in September.
Tonight we worked on the folkloric style again, using Sticks. Last week was all two-handed holds, but this week, I risked one-handed holds. I wasn't sure how flexible everyone would be in the wrist, but we did some Twirling and Figure 8 stick work, and combined that into an improvised dance, to Amouna Fi Al Said, by Bassem Yazbek:
The main focus for the evening was the Veil work, and putting together a routine for the whole of Windows of the East, remembering it's just a Roadmap, not a choreography. I was drawing the map, but you could find your own way of getting from A to B. The main elements were
- the Entrance
- Travelling with the Veil
- Dancing on the Spot with the veil as a frame
- a couple of "tricks" as highlights
- Dancing without the Veil, and of course,
- the dramatic Finale (being aware of the "boom, boom" ending).
I hope you've all enjoyed playing with Silk!
Have a great Summer break, and I hope I'll be seeing you again in September.
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