Inside-Out Dancers vs. Outside-In Dancers



I

WARM UP


II

CONTENT

Elements of Dance

 1. Place:
 self-space/general space(also called personal / shared) 

2. Size:
 big/small, near/far 

3. Level: 
 high, middle, low  

4. Direction:
 forward, backward, right, left, up, down, diagonal 

5. Pathway:
  curved, straight, zigzag 

6. Focus: 
single focus or multi focus


III

ACTIVITY 1



Students review the elements of dance place, size, level & direction.

Students explore the elements of dance pathways and focus.


IV

ACTIVITY 2

I. After learning all the elements of space, students go to breakout rooms and create an 8 movements phrase in which you use all the elements. They reflect on it and post their reflection on Discussion Board. 




V

Inside-Out vs. Outside-In


 Inside-Out Dancers 

1. The inside-out dancers have something inside that they long to express and demonstrate outwardly.

2. Inside out dancers do not rely on anything external. to trigger expression. 

3. Their dance comes from a place deep inside. 

4. Not every one is ready to connect with that inner source of expression and therefore are not able to dance in an inside-out fashion.

5. The inside-out approach allows freedom in the individual's expression. 

6. Although most dancers may begin as outside-in dancers; their goal however should be to move to a place where they are dancing from within; as it was postulated by pioneers of modern dance such as Isadora Duncan, who advised to feel "emotion before motion."



 Outside-In Dancers

1. The outside-in dancers know outwardly which emotion is called for as they make themselves adapt to that emotion. 

2. They are able to move in any situation regardless of their personal feelings. 

3. That is a positive thing that can be used to their advantage. 

4. The negative side to this is that such dancers usually need external direction (the lyrics of the song or someone directly telling them what to do) to express themselves.

5. The outside-in approach does not allow for freedom in the individual's expression since it is subjected to external influences such as music and choreographic demands. 


VI

ACTIVITY 3

Students revisit their movement phrase from the previous activity and decide if they are inside-out or outside-in dancers.

Comments

  1. MoyuJanuary 20, 2022 at 12:55 PM

    It was a long way for me to learn how to dance and it was painful just to warm up.It was a little difficult to warm up but I felt very comfortable

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