We started on the floor lying our backs, breathing, melting into the floor. We then began with leg swings. Ojeya asked us to let the leg swing move into another movement and another and another until we ended up back where we started. For instance, we used the momentum of the leg swing to move into the next 'logical' action. Flow. This exercise helps to create a sequence of movement that contains smooth transitions.
Ojeya then re-introduced a floor exercise we had not practised in class for a while. The exercise began with leg swings - flowed to sitting - into a shoulder roll - opening out long on our side - contract in - spin on buttocks- stop when facing the front - drop/roll to rest on back with soles of feet on floor (in line with sit bones).
'Autumn Leaf' improvisation exercise:
In pairs, one person is the 'wind' and the other the 'autumn leaf'. The autumn leaf moves in response to the winds 'tapping, pushing, pulling...' different parts of the autumn leaf's body. The wind should try not always initiate movement with their hands but explore nudging with their hips, or pushing with their head and so on...Each person should have experience both roles. In the next step the wind and the autumn leaf should discover moments of receiving and yielding weight into their partner, which can lead into lifts, holds and counter balances etc
Standing floor phrase - leg swings, second position, turning initiating with the hips, releve arms in high 'V', running on diagonal, jump leg in turned out position behind body and body parallel with the floor, push and run backwards.
Phrase moving across the floor in a diagonal (to new to describe).
Group contact Jam to finish!
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