Improvisation at the Centro Cultural de Belém - 02/03/2015

I was really nervous but at the same time really excited about this class because the class was outside of the dance hall where we usually have our classes. This was actually the first for me to do improvisation outside of the dance hall. The class was kept in the Centro Cultural de Belém. I was nervous about what would people say and think about us dancing there but they did´t really mind. I guess people are used to dancing in different places and also outside of the dance halls especially now when flashmobs and street dance shows are more common. I didn´t actually feel uncomfortable or awkward at all. Maybe it was because there where the whole group of us doing the improvisation. If I would have done it by myself then I guess it would have been uncomfortable. 

At first we listened the voices that surrounded us and moved to the voices that we heard for example train passing by or birds singing. We also imitated people that where nearby. This exercise was really nice because I got to be in my own world and explore the surroundings in my own pace but also connected with others. It is interesting how many ideas and inspiration the surroundings can give to your improvisation. 

The second improvisation was follow the leader and we did it in a smaller groups. We followed the leader but with small delay of the movement. It was nice to be the follower because everybody does so different kind of movement and you get new ideas from their movement. 

The last improvisation practice that we did was about chancing the dynamics of the movement. We had this circle which was divided in four sections and in every section we did different kind of movement (slow, quick, new and old and your own movement). When you changed the section you did movement from your daily routines. New and old movement section was really hard because didn´t really have any ideas for that. In the end it was funny how this big group stayed and watched us for a while. I got the feeling that you where really performing even though you where dancing just to yourself! :)