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melt summer 2007 schedule
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week five: aug 6–10
Darrell Jones
Technique 10am–12pm $110
Sissy Vogue Vop
Sissy: a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive; Vogue: the popular taste at a given time; Vop: a high-spirited kick tossed in the air
This workshop will borrow from the aesthetics of voguing to investigate extreme physicality, “fierceness or attack,” and attitudes as an approach to movement. Exercises derived from the voguing culture such as dips, twirls and spins are used to connect poses and postures in large athletic phrases that express the physical poetics of battling gracefully. Through guided improvisation, we will also explore the culture behind the movements in an attempt to channel the somatic pluralism that drives voguing’s improvisations.K.J. Holmes
Improvisation 1 – 3pm $110
The Athletics of Intimacy
This intensive will combine applications of Body-Mind Centering®, skills and practices of Contact Improvisation and tunings of improvisational approaches in solo, duet and ensemble dancing. We will learn about the interior of the body and our ideas and find pathways to external space, time and place, discovering new challenges and risks in our movement vocabulary.Ann Rodiger
Alexander Technique™ 3:30–6pm $125
Dance and the Alexander Technique
This class will guide you to more fluidity, ease,
balance, sense of direction, movement flow and awareness in your movement through exploring the principles of the Alexander Technique™. You will
discover how you think about your movement now and how your thinking and seeing can adjust to enhance your movement, making it more connected and efficient. You will learn more about the immediate connection between your mind and body – how your thinking impacts your movement. Classes will include working in partners, individual awareness movement, full body dancing, and time to address the movement concerns of the course participants.