Mirroring and Flocking - 4 November 2016

Today we were back to dancing in the classroom like normal. However, I decided to take the challenge level up a notch: we mirrored and flocked! Now, instead of dancing independently, we were dancing with someone else (though still without physical contact).
It was really fun to watch my dancers practice mirroring in different ways--we mirrored as a whole class, in pairs scattered all over the room, and lined up like there was a mirror down the middle of the room. It also was neat to see them bring in dance moves from earlier lessons: there were lots of creative axial movements, and eventually even locomotor movements that popped up in their mirroring! Flocking was a bit more challenging, the directional switch between mirroring and flocking was tough to wrap their heads around, but they definitely were making progress--they just need a tiny bit more practice.
P.S. Today was Pajama Day. :)

 

Above we have mirroring around the room, mirroring down the center of the room, and mirroring in a mass group.

Below we have flocking as a class and in small groups.

We really enjoyed ourselves, and we're excited for next week!

"They did the Mash!" - 28 October 2016

This week was really a blast, and a change from Creative Dance. We learned and choreographed "The Monster Mash" for the school's Halloween performance, and in record time! The class split into groups and collectively choreographed the chorus of the song, and I taught them choreography for the verses. I was especially impressed by how quickly they learned--we got through the entire 3 minute dance in only 2 hours!
This was definitely a learning experience for me: this was the first time I had ever choreographed for a group of people rather than just for myself, as well as being the first time I had ever choreographed for a performance rather than just for a class. It was way fun, though, and everyone was happy with how it turned out.
Happy Halloween!