personal dance development

[dancingleaf]

Stolen off a thread on Bhuz....

a valuable bit of advice.  - something I should be thinking about....


There are a couple of exercises I use with my private students, to help them figure out what kind of dancer they want to be when they grow up.

1. You've just danced in a show. You're in a stall in the ladies room and a couple of women come in (dancers or GP), discussing your show. What 3 things would you like to hear them say?

2. If you had a magic dance wand that would grant you 3 dance wishes, what would they be?

The responses to both of these exercises usually clearly indicate where the student's focus should be.

Comments

[tangyapple.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm. That's really interesting. ::thinking::

1. I guess I'd want the other women to say, "she has really great performance skills. Very expressive! And her sense of choreography is really good. Great use of music."

2. (1) To be able to do that dancer's backbend. (2) To be able to spin quicker and in more succession without getting dizzy and/or nauseated. And (3) To heal my body well enough to be able to dance without the chronic pain and without so many costume- & weather/heat-related limitations!