Movement Practice: Spiraling around...
DAN4501.01
Course Description
Summary
In this course we will explore spiraling in and out of the floor. This is a rigorous movement class that focuses on traveling through space, using the spirals embedded in the body and exploring how these will help us to separate from the floor and come back to it. We will create movement sequences and phrases sourced from postmodern dance techniques and Flying Low (movement practice developed by David Zambrano that investigates moving fluidly in and out of the floor). Starting from simplicity and leading towards complexity, we will gradually explore speed, phrasing, rhythm, spatiality, and expression. This course is intended for students with previous experience with dance and movement-based practices who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of dynamic movement that relates to gravity and complex movement patterns.Prerequisites
Students should submit a letter articulating their previous experience with movement and their interest in the course to levigonzalez@bennington.edu by May 13 for priority consideration. Priority will be given to students with prior experience in dance and movement-based practices.
Please contact the faculty member : levigonzalez@bennington.edu
Corequisites
Dance or Drama Lab Assignment if students are registered for 4 or more credits in designated dance courses.