With so many new steps it is quickly becoming apparent what I need to improve on! I need to stretch my thighs constantly in order to be able to stay as low as we need to in all of our moves. And I know that I am never quit low enough like our Gurus.
For the first time today I experienced two new things:
1- I saw what we could do as a group. On Mon we were given a task to do as a group and were able to complete it together. In addition to that today we were able to put together a whole bunch of moves into a mini- choreography! It was soooo exciting to see part of my/our goal come to life.
2- My body wouldn't or couldn't do what my mind thought. I could see in my mind the moves I had to do, but my body could not keep up! It was very funny at first and a lot of us were rolling on the floor, but after a while it became a little upsetting. I will just have to do a little practicing in my dining room.
Counting: Like western 4/4 time or 3/4 time depending
tai ya ta ta (lotus toward R foot)
tha tha tai, tha tha tai (shikara)
tai ya ta ha (lotus toward L foot)
tha tha tai, tha tha tai (?)
Lastly- We did some singing (chanting) which is one of my favorite things to do. But my musicality almost hits a wall in regards to this chanting that is supposed to represent Javanese Gamelan or Balinese Gamelan (faster). I am very count/rhythm oriented and it is very hard to feel that in what we did today; I need to learn to "surrender" to the music and beats instead of trying to impose my western counting on it. Another thing to work on!
Thats all for now, must go stretch my aching legs.
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