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Do you dance by counts?
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This was a fascinating exercise, I'm inspired to try it too!
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Yay! I’d love for you to share it an see what you come up with!! It’s very freeing to just dance and not have to deal with one of the “blocks” that keeps us from moving–not knowing what to do ;).
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I relate to this thread with both my pole and aerial dance. Recently, I had my second aerial performance which I did on hammock. My first performance, last December, was on Lyra. With that performance I attempted to use counts. I was proud of that piece because it was a first for me in a lot of categories (first aerial piece, first lyra piece, first performance of any kind of dance) and I'm still proud of it. However, looking back at it I find it to be a bit stiff and "robotic", as you termed it. My instructor encouraged us to hold poses for counts for the best chance to get good photos. I did get great photos from this performance, but in the aftermath I found the piece to be a little fragmented when watching video footage. For this second performance, I made a goal to flow more. I worked with another instructor who actually comes from a very traditional dance background, she in fact teaches dance and choreographs productions for my universities theater arts program however doesn't enforce counts. We listened to my song choice and chose movements that felt appropriate to the music and lyrics. As I worked more on the piece, I adjusted timing as I seen fit. In the end, this piece was much smoother and transitioned so much better. I got a lot of feedback about it being "graceful," which was my goal! In the end, I didn't get as many great photos since I was moving around more and such, however the actual performance was much more expressive and fluid than my first.
And just a side note, that same instructor has a really fun activity she has us do similar to yours with an aim to link movements and connect with music but also build endurance. She starts by showing us a move, then the next student does that move and adds one of their own, then the next student does the two moves and adds one of their own…and so on until you have a good couple minutes of choreo. She leaves music playing the whole time and you have to adjust as it changes. It's fun and an amazing workout!
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I love that idea for classes! I want to try it now 🙂
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I love that idea for classes! I want to try it now 🙂
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I love that idea for classes! I want to try it now 🙂
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I love that idea for classes! I want to try it now 🙂
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Yes! We have talked about this!! You’ve just confirmed it–we are going to do it!
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I am new to poling, but I teach dance. Most songs I create to the music. Chorus, bridge, verse. Once in a while when I want to teach complicated steps I teach one step repeat and then add a next step.
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