Before beginning

Before beginning the dance

consider

the simmering of attention

the gathering of interest

and how this prepares you physically

—the quickening of your circulation, blood pressure, muscular tone—


and how this prepares you mentally, emotionally, socially

—respectively acknowledging your presence in your present.


It is the "upbeat"or anacrusis, that which precedes

the intake of breath before the action

the opening of your attention to your body today, here, with these others

the relaxing into the myriad of past events that have brought you to this moment



It is the house lights going down and the curtain going up

It is your walking into the studio and beginning to warm-up your body

It is you already "dancing" as the musical introduction plays and you move into the space

"A river of internal movement flows constantly in me and is the underlying generator of the form that is then perceived by the viewer." 

(Eva Karczag)*

*Reference: Tufnell & Crickmay (2004) The Widening Field. Dance Books: Great Britain.
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