Second section about Components of Dance Improvisation Sessions

 Second section about Sessions

Components

a useful reflective structure is ...

5 Part session - Marcia Leventhal https://www.marciableventhal.com/

Warm up

Release 

Theme

Centring

Closure

Check in if needed ( not too personnel anything personnel needs to be in quiet private and related to working in session or if not at another time ie. afterwards etc )

Greetings, learning names introductions if needed

Can be made part of the warm up

Warm Up 

usually

Upbeat music for encouraging general movement, waltz, rhythmic, folk dance,

Then stretch out

Introducing noticing each other, if you haven’t already

Working together eg.

Crossing the room 

Making shapes, saying hallo, character dance, humorous

Increase focus:

bring in a theme or work on/develop ideas you have observed in the group 

More 

Reflection observing

Theme or challenge

Something fun, to do your own thing

Bring back focus

Last ideas

Wind down 

Stretch out, remember/revisit themes, ideas, warm up

Comfortable place 

Relaxation lying sitting, encourage exhalation and deep breathing - don’t insist on closing eyes  or lying down, 

Gently observe group, some people can hit, grief, distress when resting, be ready to help, comfort support under head, bend knees..etc sit beside or get support discreetly if sad.

Quiet music/song/silence

Gently talk back into awareness of the room, sounds around them, wiggle fingers, toes, yawning stretching, roll over before sitting up if on floor, give a chair beside them to help get back up, rather then assisting

Into circle

3 bows breaths in and out with stretching up and down, 

Thanks, and quiet applause

End

Time for reassurance positive feedback if needed - be available for up to 15 mins then get out promptly.

News can be given beginning or end and in circle