#compiclass

• Stands, picks up backpack, walks into chapel

- Made manifest in movement

For this study professor Bain gave each of us a specific photo with an outline or shape that we had to try and incorporate for our pathway. The shape I had was an outline of a flower. After showing our studies, we split into groups and gave feedback for each of the people in our group. The constructive criticism I received was to use a variety of locomotors and transition moves rather than just chainés. Again, this study was challenging for me because we had to focus on our pathways while also telling a story. I had a hard time combining the two rather than just focusing on the storytelling portion of the assignment.

Today in class we explored different pathways and how our pathways can effect  our choreography. Professor Bain had us take a pen and randomly draw a line on a piece of paper for a second. We then had to take that line and use it as our pathway. It was really challenging for me because when I choreograph i don’t think about a specific pathway to use. Doing this little project made me step out of my normal choreographing routine. It forced me to focus on the pathway, transitions, and locomotors instead of just the movements and story behind it. Overall it was a good experiment, but I don’t think I’ll be using this method very often in the future.

For our class on Tuesday, other people finished showing their works and we all gave feedback. Our professor then let us out of class 40 minutes early and told us to use this time for ourself. I used the extra time to take a nice, long shower because that’s like my alone time. Having those extra 40 minutes helped me to to think about a few things and figure them out

We also finished showing our shape studies today. It was very interesting to get an insight to what my classmates were inspired by and what they came up with from going off of one simple picture. Many of their moves inspired me and gave me more ideas as to what I could add or change in my own study.