"Improvisation is valued because the compositional decisions happen in the moment; therefore, it is the most authentic and the least contrived kind of dancing. These moments are immediately, and joyfully, lost." Michelle Heffner Hayes, "The Writing on the Wall: Reading Improvisation in Flamenco and Postmodern Dance," from Taken by Surprise, p. 113
Did anything surprise you? | Where is inspiration drawn from? |
How are choices made? | More comments on choice. |
Does music inform your choice? | How does setting inform choice? |
Moving away from dancer moves. | How has the process changed? |
I don't plan anything ahead. | Choices and an internal monologue. |
Do you need to avoid looking like a dancer? | This is play time. |
How do we set expectations? | Is improving in music the same as improving in dance? |
How does the ground influence your movements? | What is the hardest part about this process? |
How do you make decisions? |