Wow - what a first couple of days! Such a great day yesterday meeting all the participants, who come from various walks of life. We have Rock and Roll dancers, a Hip Hop dancer, Commercial and Jazz dancers, Creative dancer, Contemporary and Tap dancers! A fantastic group people, which is a fascinating aspect of the skill set training .
Day 1 and 2: Safe Dance Practice
On the first day we learnt all about the bones and muscles in the body, which really was fascinating! Katrina took us through some really inventive activities to help understand the names and positions of the bones and muscles in our own bodies, how they work and how this effects our own dance practice. The skeleton 'post It' game and singing 'The 12 Muscles of Christmas'! (a very inventive play on 'The 12 Days of Christmas') were particular highlights for me!
Today we started with a warm-up with chairs, which is a great way to warm up if you are working with children or older dancers or people with disabilities. We then moved on to learn a Chorus Line inspired chair dance, which included a great deal of laughter, creative input and fun! The rest of the day was spent learning about safe dance spaces, floors, safe warm up's and cool down's, to name just a few!!
I'm feeling pretty tired now, but excited to come back tomorrow for more learning and activity. Now off home to do my homework!!!..............
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