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Dance is Home #14- Zooming

5/14/2020

Are you zoomed in or zoomed out? New habits for connecting while we #shelterinplace

In your house:

Study your next zoom meeting.
List the mannerisms and body language you see.
Find inspiration from the camera angles and focus.
Put these observations in order, illustrating your experiences in a dance.

Let’s dance about our zoom experiences. Zoom can be comical, frustrating, friendly, heartfelt, flat and so many other things. The gestures, body language and mannerisms speak to movement. This study encourages you to embody your current online practices in a fun and cathartic way. Use any of the suggestions below to expand on this mini-dance. Remember this can be as simple or complex as you want. It’s yours to make. Take your time and play.

Can you:

Make movement from freeze frames and lag time.
Add gestures from the reactions toolbar or any other effects to keep the zoom moving.
Represent someone in your zoom.
Amplify your observations, have fun!
Flick, press, swirl, stare.

Today’s focus: RELATIONSHIPS.
Happy dance making!!

I’m super excited to see your zoom stories through movement.
Would love to see your #danceishome
Please tag me @jonesdanceco so we can see what you made.

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Dance is Home #13- I Spy

5/12/2020

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Finding time for games, entertainment while we #shelterinplace

In your house:

Choose three objects in a room.
Playing the childhood I spy game, create a short phrase that represents the phrase “I spy with my little eye”.
Create a phrase that represents the first letter of each object, consider the curves and angles of the letters. Be clear with the beginning, middle and end.
Start with the I spy phrase and return to it after each letter movement.

Let’s make a playful dance using the game “I Spy'' as inspiration. I Spy is a guessing game. One player chooses an object within sight and announces to the other players that "I spy with my little eye, something beginning with...", naming the first letter of the object. Other players attempt to guess this object.

To give the dance structure, use the “I Spy” movement as the theme, returning after each of the letter movements. Perform the dance for someone in your house and see if they can figure out what objects you choose. It could be the next family tradition! Use any of the suggestions below to expand on this mini-dance. Remember this can be as simple or complex as you want. It’s yours to make. Take your time and play!

Can you:

Expand on the letters using different tempos, sizes, repetitions, and inversions.
Add movement to the letter phrase that offers hints to the objects.
Invite someone into the room to play the game. Let them ask questions and create movements for “yes” and “no”.

Repeat, condense, drift, turn.

Today’s focus: FORM: RONDO.
Happy dance making!!

Would love to see your #danceishome
Please tag me @jonesdanceco so we can see what you made.

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Dance is Home #12- Planted

5/7/2020

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Finding roots, grounding self while we #shelterinplace

In your house:

Choose a houseplant or outdoor plant/tree for inspiration.
Imagine your body is digging roots into the floor.
Flow in and out of free and bound movements while staying rooted.
Become the leaves, branches, and blossoms of your plant or tree.

Feeling stuck or unmotivated during quarantine? This lesson explores how the body can move while being rooted in one place. How can we continue to grow while sheltering in place? While planted in one place, what is it we can discover about ourselves, the world, and the space around us?

Dig in and use any of the suggestions below to expand on this mini-dance. Remember this can be as simple or complex as you want. It’s yours to make. Take your time and play!

Can you:

Discover the different ways you can move while staying in one place.
Experiment with different body parts as the roots.
Imagine the quality of the movement when in the sun, when watered.
Expand, trace, fill, dig.

Today’s focus: BODY and ENERGY.
Happy dance making!!

Would love to see your #danceishome
Please tag me @jonesdanceco so we can see what you made.

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Dance is Home #11- Home Chef

5/4/2020

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Cookin’ up dances while we #shelterinplace

In your house:

Pick a recipe.
Create movement using the list of ingredients.
Use the measurements to determine size and weight of the movement.
Choose action words from the instructions to add to the dance.
Combine and enjoy!

Chop, mix, and bake to cook up your next dance! Indulge in the smells, texture, and techniques of your dish. Have fun using this recipe to inspire movement and use any of the suggestions below to expand on this mini-dance. Remember this can be as simple or complex as you want. It’s yours to make. Take your time and play!

Can you:

Imagine you are on a cooking show, teaching us how to cook the dish.
Play with what the ingredients look like raw, cooked, and in between.
Sprinkle the dance with memories of cooking this dish.
Slice, blend, simmer, chew.

Today’s focus: BODY and ENERGY.
Happy dance making!!

Would love to see your #danceishome
Please tag me @jonesdanceco so we can see what you made.

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