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Thoughts about dance, music and teaching: blues, lindy hop, bal folk and other related topics
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Some things to think about when teaching dance with a new partner for the first time
How do we get in our own way. Why does it hold us back and how do we fix it?
Musings on the art of not doing anything, rather than doing nothing or doing something meaningless.
Describing someone as "racist" in a racist society is a bit meaningless. What can we do instead? (I don't actually have an answer to this one)
Anyone can figure out how to solve a Rubik's cube. It only takes 3 key insights to develop your own solution!
Blues dancers can probably learn to like (and even enjoy) live music sets with a low dynamic and rhythmic range
An extended metaphor to illustrate some of the difficulties of changing while being oneself. Featuring cats!
Jess and I taught at Lil' Taste of Fusion : 3h each day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with blues on the first day and fusion the other two. We tried to give the weekend a focus, while also creating a story arc for each afternoon.
What purpose do codes of conduct serve, what should they include, how do they for into your organisation's wider safety strategy?
In response to Basil's questions. A bit about anchors and a lot about preps.
1) It doesn't matter much 2) it's simpler than you may think 3) why do we ask the question?
Tara and Michael treat their daughter Aroha like a person (because she is one). We discuss the language they prefer to use to discribe Aroha, the first time Michael met Aroha, elimination communication (also known as natural hygiene), and the pressure or lack thereof that Tara and Michael put themselves under as parents.
Tara and Michael treat their daughter Aroha like a person (because she is one). We discuss how they encourage people to seek Aroha's consent before interacting with her, how they respond to Aroha's feelings if she is hurt or upset, the extent to which they allow the needs of a baby to impact their lives, the importance of co-parenting, and some of the strategies they use to understand and respond to Aroha's wants and needs.
CW: white dude discussing his white fragility - answering the questions asked by Ally Henny to reflect on one's white fragility. https://www.facebook.com/allyhennypage/posts/1087705494713093
Why do we need to make our safer spaces intersectional? Why do dance spaces in particular need work to make spaces safer? What are the means by which we can go about making spaces safer?
Why do we need safer spaces? What kinds of issues are we trying to address?
Stefanie is an Alexander Technique teacher who works with regular folk, but also elite athletes. We discuss how working with athletes is different from regular folk and how to make movement yummy! https://www.facebook.com/movementtruth/
Stefanie is an Alexander Technique teacher who works with regular folk, but also elite athletes. We discuss her approach to Alexander Technique and how she came to work with world class rowers. https://www.facebook.com/movementtruth/
Catherine Palmier teaches at/organises various events including Dancemode Immersions and Mountain Blues Camp. She is based in Puerto Rico, where she invites dancers to join her for a "private escape". We discuss how and why this is a great opportunity for change. http://racinedumouvement.com/catherine-palmier
I sit down at Mountain Blues Camp to talk with Jenny Sowden about her experience teaching at Be-Bluesed (which I previously discussed in episodes 27-29 and 31)
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