Movement in Performance, WK1 Lesson Recap

Thursday 5th November 2015




Firstly as a group we did a physical activity. We each walked in and out of the space in various directions keeping a steady and constant speed as a group. Collectively we had to stop at the exact same time without the use of verbal communication to block out all the unwanted stimuli. The purpose of the synchronised movement was the learn to develop our sensory skills, to use our senses to infer when the group began to come to a stop. This allowed us to be more aware of each others movements.



Next we added another step. Not only did we have to collectively stop at the same time, we had to form a circle and hold hands. I did this by using my senses, I listened and paid attention to the others footsteps, as they got softer i knew they were slowing down. The group also got closer as we were about to form the circle so more eye contact between the company helped to initiate the formation of the circle.



Once we formed a circle we grabbed opposite hands and twisted and turned to create a human knot. Again using non verbal communication we untangled ourselves using different levels and pressure between our hands to indicate where to move. This allowed us to be in close quarters and contact with each other allowing us to become more comfortable and build on our team working skills as we had to work as a group to untangle one person at a time.



Lastly we took part in another trust activity with similar intentions to the hoop untangling. We formed a small circle, each touching shoulders. One person stood up straight in the centre with a strong core and posture, they then fell in any direction, we gently kept pushing the person around the circle in various directions. Next we took a step or two back and made the circle larger. The intention of the activity was to build trust, so we slowly made the circle larger and therefore the fall. We had a strong stance, as well as our hands placed out in front of us ready to push the person as they fell into our hands. This was repeated with each member.



In conclusion in the beginning we all felt uncomfortable, we weren't trusting in each other which hindered our ability to work well as a group particularly in terms of sensing movement. Yet we excluded all unwanted stimuli the activities were able to strengthen and develop our skills in each activity allowing us at the end to be more confident, trusting in each other and aware of each other, as we were no longer worried about any of our insecurities.