Structure of class:

Introduction: naming where the ‘developmental patterning is coming from Irmgard Bartenieff and Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen.

Working forms:

-Circle: moment to introduce each other

- Individual exploration free in space

- Couple work, free in space

Summary:

Roos took us trough 6 developmental stages of movement.

Stage 1:

Breath/ Amoeba

-Make your self’s as small as possible. Breath. Breath with the all body.  Breath shrinks and expands.

-Peaceful state. Resting. Listening to your own breath.

Stage 2.

Core distal/ Starfish

-Folding unfolding. Reaching and contracting.

-From small to big. From baby to starfish.

-6 extremity: arms, legs, head and tail. Like tentacles exploring the space.

-Expanding. Waking up. Collecting. Body surfaces

Stage 3.

Spinal/ Fish

-Head and tail leading. Discovering environment.

 -Attention: desire driven.

-Curiosity. Opening up. Discovering.

Stage 4

Homologus/ upper lower. Frog

-From attention to intention.

-Upper lower: starting to use arms and legs. Starting to push. Push away.

-Frustration

Stage 5

Homolateral/ body half. Lizard

-Homologus:  push from feet. Reach from hand same side.

- Reaching. Conquering space

Stage 6

-Crosslateral/ the tiger

- Crawling. Initiation from feet.

-Sense of stability. Diagonal connection in body.

Stage 7

Cross lateral/ Biped. Human

-       Walking

-       Aware of connection with floor, initiation feet. Diagonal connection in body