Ismael Ivo †
Modern Ethnic Dance

Modern Ethnic Dance Beginner increasing our awareness through repetitive movements The traditional form of the circle will be the base of this class. It invites the students to get in touch with their energies and to connect to all the members of the group. The circle is related to dance being a ritual. Repetitive movements will allow us to highten our awareness pressing us to say the unspeakable and to get to know the unexplainable, simple from the fact of sharing a movement with the group. Modern Ethnic Dance Intermediate intensified awareness pressing us to say the unspeakable Dance is a ritual: a sacred ritual, a social ritual. In the dance we find this double signification which is part of the origin of all human activity. The traditional form of the circle brings the students in contact with the energy of themselves in relation with the other participants. The foot contact with the ground in connection with the vibration of the pelvis and the extensions of arms unlocks the torso making way for repetitive movements. With this repetition dancing intensifies awareness pressing us to say the unspeakable and to get to know the unexplainable, simple from the fact of sharing a movement with the group. From that point on we engage ourselves into an exercise of Instant Time Composition. The process is to allow the body to respond to the music and to intuitively deliver a movement phrase composition. In that perspective we have the chance to meet the sources of what we call inspiration creating a spontaneous choreographic phrase that is not yet settled but has an original character. The repetition of this momentum allows ourselves to dive into a search of body memories making way to a renewal of our personal dance vocabulary.