Do you talk about what you are noticing while you’re dancing, or talk about it afterwards? Both are good & lead to different results.
Go for neutral & constructive language
Use exploratory & questioning language to talk to each other. You are here to support each other in your dance practice.
Sentences that work well
- What did you expect there?
- That didn’t seem to quite work, what were you trying to do?
- I felt x. What did you feel?
- Is there something I could be doing differently?
- Read: Not saying “what am I doing wrong?”
- Notice, Feel, Huh, What?, Different, Why?
Feedback “Trees” & “Seeds”
Trees are things that you are already really good at. Seeds are things that need a little nurturing and will eventually turn into trees. It sounds super cheesy, but it’s actually a pretty awesome way to talk to your friends.Working on Trees. Find cool stuff.
- I like that! Let’s do that again.
- Do the thing intentionally and with quality. Make it even better.
- Diversify/find new things
- Find new ways of doing the same things.
- Oo! What if we did this here? What if you went around instead of straight?
- Change a small thing and see what happens.
Working on Seeds. Making stuff better.
- I didn’t quite feel comfortable in that one part/it was surprising for me. Can you repeat that?Follow/lead it in several different ways. See what is interesting. Talk about it.
- That doesn’t seem to be working for me - why do you think that is? Do you notice something I could be doing differently?
Be Present
- Treat studio space & practice time as sacred - you don’t get to do this very often.
- Stay present in the moment.
- Try to keep discussions shorter and to the point. Nix tangents not related to what you’re working on.
I adapted these gems from a doc originally by Emilio Estevez & Flouer Evelyn At Recess Massive 2016.
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