Dance and Somatics: Mind-Body Principles of Teaching and Performance by Julie Brodie

Author:Julie Brodie [Brodie, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Arts & Photography, Performing Arts, Dance, Religion & Spirituality, New Age & Spirituality
Amazon: B00BYLWMDC
Publisher: Mcfarland
Published: 2012-03-05T22:00:00+00:00

Figure 5.10 Standing Connectivity Series lc (Balinda Craig-Quijada; photograph by Marcella Hackbardt).

Figure 5.11 Standing Connectivity Series Id (Balinda Craig-Quijada; photograph by Marcella Hackbardt).

Locomotion

It is important to train dancers' ability to connect internally and to the environment when moving through the space, in addition to when doing stationary work. A dancer may appear and feel strong and "connected" when at the barre or doing a technical phrase in the center only to loose this integration in the throes of a full-out dancing phrase. When attention is distracted by the excitement of moving through space and adding more artistic elements, the integrity of the movement may easily fall by the wayside.

There are many methods for enhancing connectivity during locomotion. For instance, we can direct attention to the trajectory of movement sequencing through the body (the force dissemination), or we can attend to our sensory modalities, such as visual focus while moving through the space. Taking a developmental movement pattern into upright locomotion not only assists with the transfer from floor to standing, it can also highlight for the student how a fundamental movement is the underlying support for more complex moving that travels through space. The goal is to be able to trust that internal connectivity supports us in moving so that attention can be directed to our relationship to others and the environment through our sensory apparatuses (eyes, ears, and proprioceptors). Practice using a closed kinetic chain provides dancers with an opportunity to sense the sequencing and dissemination of force production within their own bodies and out into the environment differently.

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