The Learning Switch

First you know and then you learn.  Moshe Feldenkrais

The words of the master of Feldenkrais ring ever so clear for me especially when I am trying to work creatively.  I remember fresh out of college with the burning ambition to write a novel.  Except, I had nothing to write about-I hadn't lived.

The next part of my choreography will deal with the excitement of finding that vitality again.  I now realize how burned out  I actually have been for quite some time.  In my walks with the dog I began to regain that sense of delight and wonder.  I began creating phrases based on those walks and now, I need to let my imagination soar again, play with the music that has chosen me (Bach) now able to find new ways of creating.

Today I will try to work the second section (walking the box) with the idea of canon.  This is the one I intend to put my students into for spring.  It will be interesting dancing with them for real and planning a performance well down the line.

Organic learning will bring about personal change.