Tilting

So it is the beginning of week 7! Week 7! Hasn’t time flown by? Semester one is almost over and deadlines are getting closer and closer. Monday morning begins with Juliet’s Cunningham class, a great start to the week. This starts to week optimistically for me personally. Cunningham really focuses on the architecture of the body in space, rhythm and articulation. I feel as if all 3 aspects were really important today.

Dancing Juliet’s class really does start the week positivity. I went into class this morning in a good mood and came out in an even better mood.

Today I really noticed the way I was performing tilts. I was aware that I was titling from my waist and not from my arms. I was lifting out of my waist and tilting to my maximum. Also my arms must stay in second position as they were in the centre. Juliet mentioned to really move through the positions (e.g. tilts) and go to your maximum. DO NOT CUT CORNERS. The ideal flat back position requires a table top straight back. I do find it difficult to achieve this as my hyper extended back hinders me to some extent. However I feel I was extending the lower back to achieve my maximum flat back. I should not compare my self to others in the class, as anatomically we were all different.

Juliet taught us new material which combined several aspects of the previous exercises within it:

·       Curves

·       High release

·       Passé

·       Upper body tilts

This was a nice exercise to perform as it really let me ‘dance’ the movement rather than ‘position position position’. Plus I let my back be a part of the movement support the weight and force of my arm.

Again we practiced triplets. I noticed I still need to travel and step out of my legs, go further than my natural steps. I also need to pull up and out of the waist in order to help me shift my weight. Focus will aid my direction in space. The triplet exercise needs focus  as a change in direction is required several times.

The jumps exercises require lots of technical aspect and improvements on my behalf:

• Pointing feet
• Making sure my heels always return to floor
• Using my plie to my maximum
• Travelling
• Height when required

 I still need to believe in myself more. I sometimes say to myself “I can’t do this”, even though I actually can. This sets me up for going wrong! I need to not panic, not rush and finish the movement properly. I need to remember this in other technique classes and also in other modules.