Dancer TrainingClass
COLLECTIVE IMPROVISATION // THE ORGANIC INTERFACE
Do you want to dance within a fully connected room? Listening to what the space needs and letting your body enter another state of awareness?
You want to move beyond the ground and start to find more moments of fluid levitation?
When
Fridays @ Neukölln — 4:15 PM
Starting March 29th — May 31st
Always check schedule below for exact time!
Price
Normal — 8€
Urbansports* — M, L, XL
*limited spots
Where
Neukölln Studio
Groove - Zentrum für Percussion
Neuköllnische Allee 6-8,
12057 Berlin (MAP)↗
Info
For professional/experienced dancers
No need to come with a partner
Schedule
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE CLASS?
Explore the essence of improvisation, partnering principles and group work to train group listening and choice making. Experiencing meaningfulness instead of forcing the creation of meaning.
Part I: COHESION
We will start warming up and connecting with the function of our own body, using improvisation tools and ideas to create movement that is traveling in and out of the ground, as well as through space. You will become comfortable with the other people in the space and prepare your body to be stable and agile.
Part II: TOOLS
Focus on Partnering tools and exercises to use our movement as a communication tool. The exercises can be free and creative, like working with shapes, guidance: listening/following or resistance: agreeing/disagreeing.
Other exercises will be focusing on the technique of partnering: sharing weight, giving direction and moving from the center. This will include lifts without using only muscle power but rather want to understand the mechanics of the body.
Part III: MERGING
In the last part the group is guided into an improvisation and composition where the tools from before can be applied. Through a common sense of movement collective decisions are made and the group is listening to itself and the space, while merging together into one ecosystem. Different realities can unfold and give room for exploration in the moment.
Here’s what you will experience
EXPLORE PARTNERING PRINCIPLES
Directing your weight, supporting and lifting using the power of your center
GROUP CONNECTION AND LISTENING
Moving beyond couple-centric roles and making collective decisions
PRACTICE BOTH ROLES
Experience principles from both sides to fully understand giving and receiving support
PLAYFUL IMPROVISATION
Integrate the technique into your flow of movement, finding the right moments to implement new ideas
Find the moments when to go with the group and when to go against it. Start to trust your decisions and create balance between collective and individual movements within improvisation.
Neukölln
Groove - Zentrum für Percussion
Neuköllnische Allee 6-8,
12057 Berlin
Your Instructor
Elke Kalupar
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