Elements and Performance Criteria
- Maintain a physical conditioning program
- In consultation with relevant personneluse a balanced range of mind and body, and muscle and bone exercises to improve stamina, strength and coordination
- In consultation with relevant personnel use Manipulations 1-7 to engender flexibility, alignment and comprehension of physical structure and mechanics while monitoring change
- Set realistic physical conditioning goals aimed at improving own dance technique
- Identify risk factors that may inhibit the achievement of goals and seek professional advice as required
- Take fatigue, personal limitations and boundaries into account when undertaking physical conditioning program
- Always perform warm-up and cool-down activities in conjunction with dance activities
- Ensure that clothing and footwear are appropriate for undertaking exercise regime and practising dance technique
- Use practice sessions to increase level of expertise in bodyweather and butoh dance techniques
- Practise a range of techniques and exercises in preparation for bodyweather and butoh dance performances
- Work on generating the mind and body, and muscle and bone engine
- Develop individual and group sensitivity and awareness parallel to spatial responsibility
- Practise Manipulations 1-7 with different partners and alone
- Develop a high level of proficiency in GroundWork exercises
- Work towards achieving precise motoric, graphic, sculptural and spatial parameters in performances
- Develop expertise in executing specific image sequences
- Experiment with new movements and routines to create unique form and sensitivity
- Work on control and attention to detail in practice sessions
- Maintain expertise
- Continuously practise and refine combinations of complex movement parameters
- Maintain and update knowledge of bodyweather and butoh dance terminology
- Use feedback from teachers and mentors to identify and develop ways to improve own bodyweather and butoh dance performance skills
- Regularly view performances by industry practitioners as a way of sourcing new ideas and trends, maintaining motivation, and improving own technique