Movement Practice: Dance Partnering
F06
Terry Creach
Partnering is a dialogue of physical negotiation and collaboration. In this practice we will improvise together to develop a sense of shared timings, closely shared spaces, and shared weight or force. We will work collaboratively to create material by sensing, following, and shaping kinesthetic impulses. And though we will deal with many of the same questions as Contact Improvisation involving touch, weight taking and giving, momentum, force, and trust, we will also attend to the forms, images, meanings, and metaphors that emerge and work to frame those interests. As we develop small duets and trios, we will cultivate our partnering skills as well as our awareness of approaches, options, and developmental strategies.