Wendell Cooper teaching material
Consciousness Studies: Urban Dance. Together,
we will bridge the gap between the inner and the outer, form and function,
consciousness and choice. We start with yoga to create breath in the
muscle tone, and build awareness of subtle energy channels in the body. We will
discuss connections between maps of human consciousness taught in yoga and what
modern science tells us about the nervous system and consciousness. We will
play with how this refined inner awareness translates into an enhanced ability
to connect while improvising and in performance. All of this work with
awareness will be set to the sounds of house music and drum & bass. Classes
will include movement vocabulary from contemporary modern dance as well as
urban dance forms (house, dnb, vogue, freestyle). How can style be both
spiritually transcendent and impersonally immanent? We will explore how the
improvisation methodologies found in urban dance facilitate choice and support
'self-aware group mind'. This class is based on experimentation in form and
technique, rooted in a philosophy of freedom and play.
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