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Self Reflection

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This past semester in Modern III, I have found different things about myself in terms of shifting my movement vocabulary into something new. The somatic work in the beginning of class has allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and experience something new. Imagination has been a key factor in this. Three different goals that I have been working on this past semester have been keeping my abdominals engaged, my ribs to soften always, and allowing my transitions to flow smoother. As I mentioned in my midterm self-evaluation, I believe that I have come a far way from the beginning in the semester until now. Throughout the semester, our class has started on the floor concentrating on the breath and releasing tightness that I typically do not …show more content…

This phrase starts will a head roll down, rolling through each vertebra. When first learning this phrase it was difficult for me to find the softness in my knees. As I was rolling down, I kept wanting to keep my knees stiff until I arrived further to the ground. Finding the release and non-tension in my knees allowed me to keep softening. Another point of the phrase that I had difficulty with was the release in my arms and head/neck during the brush swings to the front and side. While doing the phrase, it is hard for me to find the release because I am so focused on the brush and if my hips are aligned correctly. I focus on this more than others because of my hip injury. Brushing out to the side into a deep lunge tends to make me grip because of the pain. Therefore, instead of brushing out into a deep lunge, I have focused on keeping it closer to my midline and finding more of a release in my arms and …show more content…

The first part of the phrase that I have struggled with is keeping my head on my spine during different parts of the phrase. One specific spot that I have a trouble with is after the inversion into a roundabout turn facing stage left. Until two classes ago, I still struggled with this. What helped me to find the medium of being in between was finding the pull from the top of my head down to the ball of my foot. Coming out of the inversion, I automatically find that pull. Another spot that I have struggled with is after the attitude turn into the lunge before baseball catch. After the lunge into the baseball catch, I have struggled with this because I allow my head to follow the momentum of my body, which is making my head tilt off the back of my spine, while trying to find my backspace. While trying to focus on this, I have turned my attention to what my head is doing after coming out of the side attitude turn. I try to solely focus on immediately putting my head on my spine during the lunge. Focusing on this has helped me keep this constant throughout each time I

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