In this class we pose the questions: How do we create or utilize movement that is meaningful and essential to our dance making? and how does our movement evolve and how do we work with it and direct its potential? We will consider the relevance and importance of how depth and continuity of practice in our various forms can be the basic framework for our evolution as movement makers. We will explore methods of practice that expand the understanding of our instrument, our body, and in turn our movement potential. The relevance and importance of depth and continuity of practice expands the dancer’s technique, compositional capacity, and experience. We will consider how we let go of embedded movement patterns that get in the way of allowing new ones to unfold.
Learning Outcomes:
Trusting the intelligence of the body when dancing
How to create or utilize movement that is meaningful and essential to our dance making
Finding efficiency and noticing how we dance in order to eliminate what is not necessary
How to let go of embedded movement patterns that get in the way of allowing new ones to unfold
How to practice and build a performance / dance practice
Recognizing less is more
Delivery Method: Fully in-person
Prerequisites:
Please contact via email (roswarby@bennington.edu) describing your interest in the course and your previous experience.
Corequisites: Dance or Drama Lab Assignment if students are registered for 4 or more credits in designated dance courses.
Course Level: 4000-level
Credits: 2
W 10:00AM - 11:50AM (Full-term)
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Course Frequency: One time only
Categories: 4000 , All courses , Dance , Fully In-Person , Two Credit
Tags: movement practice