Finding your flow - Home Practice (Online Contemporary Dance Class with Stopgap Dance Company)

Home Practice is a self-guided programme of inclusive contemporary dance class and workshop that introduce a variety approaches to inclusive dance practice. As the name suggests, all sessions are suitable to practice at home, wherever that may be.

Home Practice is not about imitating what happens in the studio during a typical contemporary dance class but aims to support dancers' continued process of learning whilst at home. All content is intended to be inclusive whether you are disabled or non-disabled.

Home Practice highlights the solo experience in a class context, encouraging participants to own their own contemporary dance practice - free of over-critical comparison to others. It aims to build confidence for individual dancers to return to the studio when the time is right.

In this Home Practice, Christian will guide you through a visualisation and improvisation based exploration, discovering how energy can travel through the body sequentially. He will then take you through an investigation into specific pathways through the body and how we can unlock our flow. The session with culminate in a phrase of movement that encourages a seamless flow into small shifts of weight.

After watching this video, you may also be interested in watching Amy Butler's Groundwork video workshop on 'Learning material and mapping movement':    • Learning Material & Mapping Movement ...  

For more information about Home Practice and our inclusive dance methodologies, visit our website: bit.ly/StopgapHomePractice

We are delivering Home Practice free of charge during the difficult times of Covid-19 pandemic, but if you are able to donate however small, please click here. Thank you: bit.ly/SgDCDonate

Information about this video:
Film made by Floyd Kondé
Logo sting music by Jim Pinchen
Supported by Arts Council England and Farnham Maltings

Music credits: Andy Cartwright, Seabuckthorn and Hofesh Shechter

References:
Gaga practice    • Ohad Naharin discusses Gaga movement  
Poppin John SBK- popping and body waving    • This guy's body must be 100% made of ...  

DISCLAIMER:
We advise that you clear enough space so that you can move and focus. Although Home Practice sessions often start gradually and build, you may want to warm yourself up so that you are fully prepared for the session.

Home Practice is a chance to develop your individual dance style, so please personalise the class to your needs. If you need any clarification on instructions or intentions please send us a comment. Stopgap Dance Company and the Home Practice Team regularly organise webinars to share ideas, translations and feedback - if you feel this would be valuable for your practice please contact us.

Please be aware that if you engage in Home Practice, you agree that you do so at your own risk and therefore release Stopgap Dance Company from any claims known or unknown, arising out of negligence.