2/13 Improv class

Today a new woman, Mary, joined us as well as Rafaella.  We started by working with backspace.  But literally touching our partner's back to awaken the senses.  We then started moving while touching and even brushed and massaged the other.  Finally we stopped touching and allowed the mover to be influenced by their now great awareness of backspace and moving from this awareness.  

We then changed gears a bit beck to this idea of imagination.  we partnered up.  One dancer stood still in the middle of a space as the other entered and quickly settled into a position.  The two now picture what it must look like from the front.  Then the still person gets to respond by settled with the person coming into the frame.  Finally, the two are able to dance together until they come to their own conclusion.  All the while, we are imagining what we think the picture might look like, without having to SEE it for ourselves.  

At the end we found duets and trios of movement, that could start and stop into positions constantly making choices.  I think everyone really got into the idea of not needed to see what was happening, but allowing their senses to make choices right or wrong...plus whose to say which is better anyway!!!!!