The Positive Side of Anticipation: Play, Humor, and the Breaking of Expectations
We’re all taught that anticipation is a negative in the dance, especially when it comes to following. But once you have learned how not to, it can be fun (and funny) to consciously choose to anticipate. The other night I had a wonderful dance with a gentleman that was all about me anticipating, and enjoying the glorious feeling of jumping in and out of synchronicity with my partner. At times, we would be perfectly matched up in where we saw ourselves going. In other moments I would giggle at the difference in where our minds and bodies were moving and would find a creative way to jump back into his flow. I can’t remember the last time I felt so giddy in a dance. Playing with the natural expectations we form as movers, thinkers, and feelers is extraordinary, and I was lucky to be dancing with a partner who was able and willing (and skilled and flexible and fun enough) to play that game with me.
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Embracing Limits with GAMES!!!!
I love games. Why don’t we don’t play games more often, not just in class but with our partner on the dance floor? So fun....
Our tango community here in Anchorage is so lucky to have Rebecca Shulman visiting to teach workshops starting tomorrow. I found this video of her dancing in 2007 with the rule that her partner can only lead her in forward steps. So much fun, and I am super excited to have the opportunity to learn from her in the coming days. I’ve also added a few other videos of tango games that look inspiring. Enjoy!
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Igniting Creativity: The Power of Limits
Watching one of the couples competing on Dancing With The Stars last night provided yet another example of how limits can serve as the spark that ignites our creativity.
I have written in the past on the link between limits and creativity, and it remains be a topic of great interest to me. Read, for example, the following quote from a previous article of mine, Finding Flow on the Dance Floor, Part 2: Social Dance as Game:
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