Teaching movement and butoh

So I'm on a hiatus from teaching butoh and movement. It's all good. The truth is I'm not taking a total hiatus from teaching movement because I still teach yoga and fitness. More opportunities came to me for that and I took it. Yay!

However, I still have an itch to teach butoh and other dance/movement. I got to teach butoh to a friend on Sunday and it was so much fun. I love watching how others embody the exercises. Since there's no real technique or right/wrong way to do it, it's amazing what comes out of others' bodies. I may have an idea in my head of what something looks like or an expectation of what the exercise will look like, but I love when I get surprises. I know how my body receives the exercise one way, but it amazes me what I get when I teach this stuff! It actually challenges me to do the work in a different way.

That's why I love teaching what I teach. It's different everytime. I'm different everytime. The students are different everytime, even if they're regulars. The exercises may be the same, but they're different everytime.

I'll be heading to NYC this weekend to see Vangeline Theater's show, 5th of Butoh. I can't wait to witness and embody what the dancers will show. I can't wait to be inspired!

Something's gotta...

Give? I don't know. Just playing with titles and themes of my next solo piece happening March 23rd (stay tuned for details!)

Of course, when I think of that statement, it's not accidental that it came to mind. After a VERY wonderful, intense Kundalini Yoga and Meditation workshop yesterday, so much stuff is flowing, showing, and running all over the place I really don't know how to put it into words. So movement and dancing is the best thing I can do for myself in those situations.

Emotions have been making a presence too. Totally fine, but unexpectedly -- showering, driving -- ya know, the usual places. Where is the best place to cry? Is there REALLY a "place" for "it"? A "time" for "it"? I don't believe that. If ya feel it, let it out.

Exploring movement today with objects, spaces and structures. I feel my movement/dance is going into a different direction. It's growing. On my way to rehearsal, I listened to music that I used in a piece two years ago. I thought showing a piece already complete would be a little easier on me since I have TWO other group pieces to remember. But, OF COURSE, I start warming up, which leads to free movement, which leads to ideas, ideas, ideas. Nothing wrong with that. In fact, I'm so grateful that I can create and find new material for myself. It's not an easy thing. Those who choreograph dance/any kind of movement know what I'm talking about.

This post may sound like a ramble, but sometimes rambling gets the shit out so new ideas can flourish. I'm very excited what NEW ideas and inspirations will manifest in the next couple of months. I must commit to this change; this shift that is happening now. I've been feeling it for quite sometime. That I need to let go of things not serving me anymore. So maybe that's what gotta give?