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Sara Anderson: ASU
“I really like the chance improvisation. I would
love to do chance games with my own students. I think it sets
up critical thinking skills.”
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Melissa Bischoff: ASU
“Circle dances were surprisingly fun, inspiring, and energetic
despite their simplicity. The communal aspects of these dances
are very, very satisfying.”
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Francesco Caban: Arcadia
“Dance is the manipulation of the body, you are in total
control of it, you use it, you make it dance. I like having
text behind dance; it creates a mood for what I have to do.
It creates a fantasy environment and I am a completely new person.
One can’t just do something without feeling it, they must
know what they’re feeling and why they are feeling it.
Every ounce of their blood must be dancing.”
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Alison Chafin: ASU
It’s very important to be aware of the movement as it
relates to your conscience, your body, and space rather than
just thinking about how it looks. I think by doing this one
can be more confident in their movement and work better in a
group.
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Daisy Delgado: Arcadia
“I discovered
that as a dancer I could express my feelings even though it
might not make sense to the people who see the movement.”
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Kristen Grippo: ASU
“I have
learned through this project that even the small movements need
to be performed and rehearsed using everything the dancer has.”
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Carrie LeBaron:ASU
“It was
exciting to all of a sudden maneuver a toy monkey as I tried
to complete the task. I really liked the versatility my prop
offered and the new "personality" it gave me as I
moved.”
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Lona Lee: ASU
“I really enjoy
the process of this project. I love the investigating and sharing
with such a great group. As a dancer it allows me to be free
and explore movements that I can't often do during my technique
classes.”
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Courtney McHugh: ASU
“I really enjoyed the sport dances. It was
a fun activity, making our own sports up, and working in groups
and I enjoyed exploring that method as a form of dance making.”
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Shane Paugh: Desert Vista
“Everything
can be a movement or be observed and then transferred into being
one through an individual’s perception.”
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Rachel Ryan: Dobson
“I really
liked using words and visual imagery to think of movements.
Writing things down is a great way to organize my ideas and
remember things, and it is also true for recording movements.
I plan to do more writing in the future when planning dances.”
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Leanne Schmidt: ASU
“I think it is so exciting that we have such
a young art form. It is fantastic that we had the opportunity
to work with people (Yvonne Rainer) we read about in our history
books and it is great to be totally engulfed in what they are
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Sirena Shamblin: Chandler
“I think I have grown as a dancer from
these workshops. Before, I didn’t know how to let my body
respond to movement. I have also learned how to interact with
other dancers more when I dance.” |
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Laura Steigerwald: ASU
“Dance
can be for everyone. The movements we did in the circle dances
that we created were relaxing and enjoyable and fun to watch.
The music really changed the look and feel of the movement we
created and performed.”
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Kiri Theobald: Desert Mountain
“I think that everyone that choreographs a dance
has movement that reflects something about them.”
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Sarah Ventre: McClintock “I
wanted to be part of this project because I love modern dance
and am interested in new or innovative thoughts, ideas, and
concept. Dance moves me, and I love how expressive, free,
and real modern dance is.”
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Stacie Williams: ASU
“It was
fun to incorporate the prop, because mine was a hat and I used
it to create a character for me to be while going through the
phrase.”
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Samantha Ellis: Desert Ridge
“I really liked the movements we’ve
been doing in the workshops. I am learning so many new ways
to express myself which are totally new to me.” |
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