so ran her Descent Into Dance Hell class from vibecamp at and i went this time and i'm glad. the main thing i learned is that i constantly judge every move i make when dancing, monitoring myself to make sure my movements aren't too feminine or too sexual
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there were a handful of times when the inner critic fell asleep at the wheel and i was actually "just dancing" without thinking about it but it only lasted maybe a second each time and then the inner critic abruptly woke up again and then i had to suppress it. frustrating :/
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i really don't understand how to feel good dancing solo but in a group (as in i'm not dancing with anyone else in the group). it's a weird mix. there's people around and we're dancing but they're not reflecting my energy or vice versa? we're not synchronizing? it feels lonely
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i was confused about to what extent i should be dancing "with" everyone else, opening up my awareness to include them; was my awareness supposed to just be on my own body and the music?
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i had no idea how to nonverbally invite someone else to dance with me, was very intimidated and didn't even try even with friends i knew well let alone with strangers. total mystery to me how anyone pulls this off. would've felt a lot better to dance with a partner tho :/
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favorite bit by far was a song (by bjork?) that was full of these gasping sounds, we all kinda just sat down and imitated them and started screaming, that was choice. i love screaming and i love screaming with other people. nice and relaxing. wish it could've gone longer
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*make eye contact*
*make a question mark with your eyes while shifting weight towards person*
it sounds robotic but if you're already in 'nonjudgement' it just happens if it needs to.
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same
there's an artistic freedom to dancing into the void, but no one to see it
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Think of the gestures you would make to invite someone into a conversation, and then just work them into the dance! I'll wave people over, but in rhythm so it doesn't interrupt the dance
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sometimes your energy invites synchrony and vice versa
When I spot someone doing cool moves sometimes I see if I can match that vibe, but not "at" them. Sometimes they notice and start reflecting me back, and we do that for a little while
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