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Sent:
Saturday, July 11, 2009 7:07 PM
Subject:
PERCEPTIONS & REFLECTIONS
At first, I thought
it was about moving through the form at a constant rate and
that was what my mind was focusing on when Danya was in the
lead. But I found it really hard to do when Andrew was in
the lead and I felt jagged and bumpy. Then, when Gregor was
in the lead, I seemed to be moving quite effortlessly,
especially compared to the previous round, and felt like I
was following my heartbeat and pulse. For the next two
rounds when I led and then Miranda led, the feeling was just
a faint echo of what I had felt previously, and I didn't try
to hang on to it.
So for me it means about being able to achieve a constant
heartbeat and pulse rate which will then be like a metronome
that provides the underlying rate for the form.
Sent:
Tuesday, June 02, 2009 5:23 PM
Subject: "soft feet"
This morning Ric asked us to
look while he demonstrated something. Before he
started he said "it's all about Single Whip" and when he
ended he asked us what we saw. My immediate response
was that it was like variations on a theme of music, with
the movement of Single Whip being the underlying melody and
the different styles from Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3
being an overlay of different notes which changed the the
theme in subtle ways but still made it clear that the melody
was Single Whip. My second response was that this was
the first time I had seen such a clear connection between
the two hands when they moved through all the variations of
Single Whip. This was linked to how I had felt earlier
in the session, when we were practising with a new student -
my whole body felt connected and was moving as one, rather
than thinking about arms and legs moving.
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