Floor to Standing: How We Get Up, How We Go
Course Description
Summary
This course will introduce students to physical fundamentals often utilized in Western contemporary dance techniques. This class will attend to the physical structure of the body—including its commonalities and idiosyncrasies—to build the strength and range required to move horizontally and vertically, with gravity and against it, with momentum and in stillness.
We will work towards proprioception, wherein the student is aware of their body through sensation and able to make choices and changes according to comfort and desire. Together, we will explore initiation, momentum, and dynamic. This class is designed for students who are curious to better understand their physical form—its tendencies, its structures, its patterns—to work with their body as it is and easefully guide their body towards sequences and spatial patterns that prioritize ease, efficiency, and innate power. No prerequisites required. This class is open to motivated non-dancers and courageous beginners.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop spatial and interpersonal awareness
- Gain functional mobility and connect sensation to action
- Learn about shape, alignment, posture, and direction for your particular body
- Ability to receive feedback and adapt to new information
- Expanding one’s movement range and movement possibilities