2/2/22026 - Week 4 / Meeting 6: The Body / Emotions
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Unit: The Body
Theme: Emotions
I
Introduction
Emotions
can be expressed in dance improv. The dancer can get in touch with
his/her emotions to generate gestures and movements that combined can
become phrases. The idea is that the dancer can make use of the
stereotypical was of expressing emotions as well as more authentic
movements. Because this class encourages the cultivation of the
inside-out dancer, the goal is to find expressions that truly express
the dancer's emotions.
II
Learning Objectives
Understand the connection between body and emotions
Explain the creative process involved in the expression of emotions
Gain awareness of the use of movement to transition from the word to the emotion
Experience ensemble movement when integrating all the emotions
Reflect on the creative process at the end of the process
III
Warm Up
Stretching
IV
Main Lesson
1
Sesame Street: Emotions through Dance with Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Question 1
What was you impression about the way these dancers express emotions through dance? Explain
A dancer and a scholar, Ann Cooper Albright is Professor and Chair of the Department of Dance at Oberlin College.
Originally an undergraduate philosophy major at Bryn Mawr College, she
received her MFA in Dance from Temple University and a PhD in
Performance Studies from New York University.
David Gere, Ph.D., is the founding director of the UCLA Art & Global Health Center
and is a professor in the UCLA Department of World Arts and
Cultures/Dance, where he teaches courses in arts activism. His extensive
writing and global curatorial projects address arts-based public health
interventions and projects. Art & Global Health Center
programs operate across five continents and engage and encourage local
artist communities to take on public health issues in accessible and
entertaining ways.
Question 2
After reading the Introduction to the book, what would improvisation mean to you?
I Unit: Assessment Theme: Mid-Term Quiz Introduction Every semester I assess your understanding of the content covered so far. Just right before the progress report's dead line, you test your own abilities to retain some of the themes we have learned and experienced together. Today's quiz evaluates how efficient I have been in communicating ideas about Improvisation based on your responses to the questions below. II Objectives Understand the nature of self-assessment Make sense of the various concepts explored in class Gather an awareness of assessment that is conducive to further learning Experience what is like to put into practice the content learned in class III Discussion Questions 1. How do you think this class has (so far) helped you become a better dance-improvisation mover, dancer, performer? Book: Taken by Surprise 2. Click on the link above. Go to the introduction on page xiii, and read the first two ...
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Unit: Narrative Theme: ICE Riots I Introduction Every semester the Improvisation class chooses a significant social event to create an improv dance. Spring 2026 has had already an abundant array of events that can inform the creative dancer. Today we will address the situation in Minneapolis with the ICE riots as a piece of narrative. Bellow you will see the elements of plot while the link shows the narrative arc. II Learning Objectives Understand the connection between narrative and movement Explain the creative process involved in dancing using the ICE situation Gain awareness of the use of movement when embodying a narrative Experience ensemble movement when creating a dance improvisation Reflect on the creative process at the end of the process III Warm Up Stretching IV Main Lesson 1 Narrative in Dance Improvisation Read the Link: Improvisation in Dance Question 1 What is the me...
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