Musicality starts with connection but where does connection start? Is it in the hands? Could the feet have something to do with it? Does it go deeper into the body?
When we learn to walk as babies we figure out how to drive our center of gravity forward to stay balanced under our giant baby heads. Eventually we grow into our giant heads and we move through the world driving from our center of gravity in every activity from jump starting a standard transmission to playing tug of war. Every movement we make where we try to get something else to move we naturally move our hips into position. Then we see people couple dancing, we take a lesson, and we revert back in time to when we struggled to move our own bodies.
This week I plan to share with you the drill I use to help me connect with my partner on a deeper level. I know we are in a unit on how to be more musical and it seems like I am talking about some pretty basic stuff here but in order to lead or follow each other and “play” with the music, your connection must be on point. In order for your connection to be on point you must be moving the right way.
Check out how well these two dancers communicate with each other through connection. Look at how many times they achieve stillness. Check out how little energy they are wasting. Listen to the announcer at the end and then go back and watch the video one more time…Yeah its even more amazing the second time when you notice what you missed the first time around!
See you Thursday
304 S. Broadway
Salem NH 03079
$20 per person
6:30-7:30 Lesson
7:30-8:30 Guided Practice