I visited Taiwan to do workshop and performance in this summer, and it was so great experience and it remind me how dance is powerful to make people energetic and full of life!
I really appreciate that I shared my experience in Taiwan and exchanged the culture through dancing,
This is the photo of the ladies I did workshop together.
About the Workshops,
The workshop took place in 西屯四季藝術幼兒園, Taichung.
I did workshop with other 2 amazing dancers, Hsuan-Hsiu, and Jia-Wei.
There 3 workshops in the day,
That start from
8:45-10:15 First Workshop (with Hsuan-Hsiu)
10:15-10:25 break
10:25-11:55 Second Workshop (With Mayu Shirai)
11:55-13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-14:30 Third Work Shop(With Jia-Wei)
14:30-14:45 Break
14:45-15:00 City Walk Performance (Mayu & Hsuan-Hsiu)
15:00-16:00 Discussion
3 dancers( Hsuan-Hsiu, Mayu, Jia-Wei) did each style workshop.
As first Workshop,
Hsuan-Hsiu share the her idea for dancing,It is very meditative, She create her own styles what she studies before, As first Workshop, She made the space very calm and peace, and made the participants, relax and release to move their body.
Photo by 四季藝術教育基金會
It was so nice Workshop to see how people release their tension, and they looks melting.
Hsuan-Hsiu, she is very meditative when she dancining. I always get something quiet but strong energy from her when I dance together. and also she always makes me relax for dancing.
This is the power she has.
Mayu Shirai(ME!!) is active workshop rather than Hsuan-Hsiu's one,
Before the workshop, I was thinking what' s dance for me? Why I love dance so much?
My back ground is Street Style, especially House, I love to dance with cipher, and dance together in the club. It's so important for me to listen to the music, which music I choose when I'm dancing.
Not only Street style, I also love Modern dance, I studied Modern dance, (Jose Limon technique, and Martha Graham technique),Those dance makes me realize how beautiful to express our emotions through our body movement, and these movement is so organic and natural.
I think my dance style are from every style what I learned, especially Street style and Modern dance makes my dance style.
In the workshop, I share what's is dance for me, and I would like to share how dance is joyful, full of life, and makes people together.
At the first part, I did stretch movement with slow music, which I always use when I want to relax.
I engage in Breathing especially, and try to connect the people's mind and body thorough slow breathing.
I use Modern dance elements, and Gyrokinesis elements in stretch part.
Photo by 四季藝術教育基金會
Second part is rhythm training, when I dance, I always try to catch the beat and the feeling of the music, and just move into a current. It's like floating in a lazy river pool, the pool is music and you can just feel it and go just with f lowness of the music pool.
Photo by 四季藝術教育基金會
As third part is dancing together!
In order to share the feeling of dancing together and feel the community, I created the space for people to communicate and exchange their expression through dancing.
It's not choreography, just listening to the music and express how you feel and feel the other expression too!
The dancers sometimes touch each other, laugh each other, it's nice to see each people have each beauty.
Photo by 四季藝術教育基金會
I also make time for DJ time, its just playing the music and just do whatever they want, some were just listening to the music, some were dancing together, some were watching others, everyone just jamming in the space.
Photo by Hsuan-Hsiu.
The participants makes me surprised how their movement is creative , original and energetic.
I definitely believe everyone can dance, and everyone are talented, each people have each strength.
At the end of the workshop, I did cipher( making circle and dancing in the middle of the circle if people feel to dance),I guess it's from street dance culture.
Photo by 四季藝術教育基金會
In circle, I feel Kinesphere, and they are looks self- confident and very beautiful.
