It doesn't stop here

Session 2, Day 8
Wow! We made it through the 8 weeks! It was a great session, ladies. For our last day, not too much new material… We spent a lot of time during the end of the class, running the choreography, and experimenting with improvisation. Everyone was really awesome about just jumping into the deep end with the improvising. I really felt, by the end of class, that everyone was beginning to let out their club dance – meaning, people were less afraid about letting loose the way that we do when we’re dancing at a club or in our room alone. Some tips if you get stuck during an improv…connect with another dancer and play off of their movements. Mimicry is great (to a certain extent of course). But go ahead and steal a move here and there. Really you’re just using your environment as inspiration for your own movement, and that’s exactly it! Or if other people are a bit too intimidating, then don’t be afraid to close your eyes every once in a while and move from a more internal place. This is ok too. Improv is great at teaching you about yourself and what you need. You can’t always rely on the choreography to get you through, so you really have to listen to yourself and open yourself up to your surroundings. And when purely new movement isn’t coming to you right away…then, for sure, use the choreography as a departure point. Repeat a move or two and then see where it takes you. …So if you’re not attending the next workshop, I hope you leave this one with some valuable tools and great memories. We’ve come a long way in such a short amount of time. And that’s due to your courage, trust and enthusiasm. So thank you for that. Hope to see you on the dance floor or in the studio again!