How wonderful Louise. Unfortunately for me, I am working, albeit from home, and
as such unable to join workshops during the day.
Would you consider recording the workshops?
LaurieWest Michigan
~ When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from
life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ ~
On Thursday, July 9, 2020, 12:29:33 PM EDT, Louise Siddons via Contra
Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
New Zoom series: Wednesday WalkthroughsWednesdays at 12 noon, US Central time,
starting July 15Caller Louise Siddons (http://www.scissortail.org/siddons/)
We’ve been solo dancing for a while now, and I’ve discovered that I really
enjoy adapting existing choreography for solo dancers. I love the way it
emphasizes pattern and position, encouraging dancers to think positionally and
holistically about how the dance works. I’ve also been challenged, as a solo
dancer, to find the fun in contra dance choreography, which often makes intense
use of the connection between dancers for its zest.
In this workshop series, we’ll walk through the process of adapting dances for
solo dancers, choosing new dances each week. We’ll see the original
choreography (as interpreted by a solo dancer with ghosts), and then I’ll
propose and call a solo adaptation. After we dance, together we’ll talk about
why the adaptation feels good (or suggest a different one that feels better!).
Along the way, I might introduce a variety of dance genres and blur the lines
between them — and encourage participants to do the same.
Dances will be approached from a positional framework (in other words, we’re
going to be gender-free by default, as solo dancers), and participants are
encouraged to think holistically about pattern, momentum, and space.
These workshops are free and open to anyone who is interested. Sign up here to
receive weekly details: https://forms.gle/eR8dbyLz9NV3592h8
—Louise Siddons, dance
callerhttp://www.scissortail.org/siddons/lesidd...@gmail.com
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