Movement Quality of the Week - Each week there is a different movement quality to focus on – this week – Week 1 - Size:
Verbally inform the dancers of the movement quality of the week – SIZE. “Today our words are going to be BIG & LITTLE because we are going to be dancing in different sizes” For this age group we only explore Big & Little the extreme contrasts are effective we don’t worry about middle size. Be careful what you demonstrate as size isn’t the same as level or height as you can have a LITTLE shape on a high level.
LITTLE refers to close together, close to the spine.
BIG doesn’t mean tall it refers far apart, far from the spine as possible.
Ask the children to demonstrate movements with you; BIG shapes and LITTLE shapes.
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Posted on April 25, 2010