pre-Theater 2/26

Good afternoon, actors! Tomorrow, our main focus will be imagining the scenery for our play, plus talking about how costumes help to define our characters. Here's what we'll be up to:

Vocal/Body Warm-Ups
Read Today I Feel Silly (& Other Moods That Make My Day)
Painting Your Box: An imaginative scene-setting game.
Here's The Scene: We'll draw pictures of our class play and its scenery.
Rehearse!

pre-Creative Movement 2/26

Hope everyone had a great week. I have lots of fun stuff planned for Creative Movement tomorrow.

We'll start off with the usual yoga pose warm-up and read a book called Hop-Skip-Jump-a-roo Zoo.

Then we'll be exploring the African dance tradition! All the movements in this style of dance are mimed versions of activities we do every day, such as washing clothes or cooking food. We will explore some of the classic steps before inventing some of our own based on the things we like to do every day. We'll also learn about the instruments traditionally used and play the ones we have on hand.

Looking forward to seeing you all! :)
-Lindsey

pre-Theater 2/19

I'm really excited to work on developing the story for our play tomorrow!

Vocal/Body Warm Ups: A few simple games and songs to get us moving and talking.

Conflict and Resolution: To introduce the ideas of conflict and resolution, I'll present a scenario that poses a conflict which we'll have to reach a resolution for together.

The Royal Smile: We will invent a reason why the King and Queen of Gainesville are feeling sad, then take turns acting as the king, the queen, and the court jester who tries to cheer them up, trading roles each time the jester succeeds.

The Play: Picking up where we left off last week, we'll continue working with scenes for our play in character. We'll define a three-act play, talk about plot, and create a plot for the class play.

I want to remind everyone that if you choose to stay for the whole class, it's best if you participate - then everyone can be involved in the learning process. Thanks! See you in the morning.
-Lindsey

pre-Creative Movement 2/19

Get ready to get funky! Tomorrow will be Disco Day in GCK Creative Movement. We'll learn the steps to two disco line dances, the Electric Slide and the Bus Stop. Then we'll use our new moves to freestyle to a few classic disco tunes!

Meet you in Funky Town! :)
-Lindsey

pre-Creative Movement 2/12

After our warm-up tomorrow, we'll be dancing with a Latin flair! There are a number of simple, fun dance steps to learn in the realm of Latin dance, which we'll try out together to the particular rhythms matched with the different dances:

-Cha-Cha
-Mambo
-Tango
-Merengue
-Samba
-Rumba

We'll make a game of listening to songs in these different rhythms and figuring out what dance fits best. We'll end our class with the Macarena.

Can't wait!
-Lindsey

pre-Mom n' Me Movement 2/9

Tomorrow, we'll engage in a nice, drawn-out warm-up with lots of yoga-based poses. We'll play a game of Musical Hugs, do the Hokey Pokey, and imagine ourselves on a boat, exploring the swaying motion of the ocean.

See you there!
-Lindsey

pre-Creative Movement 2/5

This week, we'll be stylin' with some hip hop moves! Here's the breakdown:

Yoga Warm-up

Hip Hop Primer: What does the name tell us about the style of dance? What do we imagine hip hop dancing would look like? How does the music make us want to move?

Step to It!: We'll learn a few hip hop steps together.

Get ready to shake it!
-Lindsey

pre-Theater 2/5

Has everyone thought about their characters this week? Last time, after exploring characters and costumes, we ended with everyone naming what characters they would like to be in our emerging class play. Tomorrow, we'll be learning about sets and blocking. Here's a peek at what I've got planned:

Vocal/Body Warm Ups: A few simple games and songs to get us moving and talking.

Apple Tree: Through this story of a tiny seed growing into a big apple tree, we'll explore how our bodies can move in certain ways to tell the story, or to set the scene.

On Set: We'll discuss what a set is and what objects (props) we might find in ones we imagine, then we'll play an imaginative game to cement our understanding.

Back on Stage: Bringing back the concept of the stage, we'll devise a few scenes for characters to interact in.

Set the Scene: Finally, we'll settle on a setting for the class play.

See you tomorrow!
-Lindsey

pre-Creative Movement 1/29

Hi all you movers and shakers! To start things off on the right foot for Creative Movement tomorrow at 10 am, we'll be exploring what I like to call Storydancing. Here's what you can expect:

Introductions: In a circle, we'll take turns introducing ourselves and demonstrating a personal dance move to help us remember each other better.

The Story: We'll be reading Caps For Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys, and Their Monkey Business all together. Then we'll discuss the different kinds of motion occurring in the story and the ways movements of the body can convey different messages.

Let's Get Movin': To test out our new ideas about movement, we'll put them in motion to songs of various tones and tempos.

Monkey See, Monkey Do: In this game, one person demonstrates a movement and everyone mimics what that person does. We'll take turns being the Monkey.

Look forward to seeing you!
-Lindsey