Colandrea demonstrates the use of fascia to move the body. She uses her senses and presses various parts of the body into the floor. The amount of energy used to press her body into the floor is directed back into the body and is reflected in the gentle and flow movement. The use of her feet in this activity spirals upwards in her body, and the articulation is shown in the arch of the neck. As you can see in the video, using fascia engages the whole system, muscles and parts of the body, and the mover is always sensing this motion. This act demonstrates the awakening, strengthening and embodying of the moving individual. An ideal wake up exercise to bring alertness to the mind and warms up the body.
Application of Dance Technique
Looking at this video, this differs even in the way that I move in contact improvisation. The movement is smooth, fluid, continuous, and the integrated body is moving all at the same time. In Contact Improvisation, I would normally move one or more body parts and not think about moving the whole being. This is a refreshing insight because it gives the movement more embodiment and flow, and the dancer should think of moving the fascia together in the moment of improvisation. Having this in mind will impact the movement quality and change the sensations felt in the body.
Reference:
Continuum Movement (2014) Continuum Movement Demonstration by Elaine Colandrea. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWW5FQq79Bk [Accessed 1 May 2015].
Application of Dance Technique
Looking at this video, this differs even in the way that I move in contact improvisation. The movement is smooth, fluid, continuous, and the integrated body is moving all at the same time. In Contact Improvisation, I would normally move one or more body parts and not think about moving the whole being. This is a refreshing insight because it gives the movement more embodiment and flow, and the dancer should think of moving the fascia together in the moment of improvisation. Having this in mind will impact the movement quality and change the sensations felt in the body.
Reference:
Continuum Movement (2014) Continuum Movement Demonstration by Elaine Colandrea. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWW5FQq79Bk [Accessed 1 May 2015].