Module 1: Practical Exercise: Dance your story
This workshop is created to connect with personal experiences, process them and use creativity in order to promote personal development.
Type of activity: Workshop on Dance
Setting: A dance studio or any place that can allow people to dance (make sure the space is safe and warm enough).
Skills related: (indicate the skills which will be trained in this exercise. You can indicate more than one skill.)
This workshop combines physical and cognitive skills, promoting personal and interpersonal growth in various areas:
- Creativity
- Memory and recall
- Communication
- Body awareness and expression
- Collaboration
- Emotional awareness
- Storytelling
- Listening and following instructions
- Choreography and dance skills
Materials
Материали
Υλικά
Materiali
Material
Equipment
Оборудване
Εξοπλισμός
Attrezzatura
Utrustning
Duration
Продължителност
Διάρκεια
Durata
Varaktighet
Outcomes
Резултати
Αποτελέσματα
Risultati
Resultat
Skills related
Свързани умения
Σχετικές Δεξιότητες
Competenze Correlate
Relaterade färdigheter
Step-by-step guidelines
for completion of the exercise
Стъпка по стъпка указания за изпълнение на упражнението
Βήμα προς βήμα οδηγίες για την ολοκλήρωση της άσκησης
Linee guida passo-passo per il completamento dell’esercizio
Steg-för-steg riktlinjer för att slutföra övningen
Step 1
The participants are encouraged by the facilitator to write down both familiar dance steps from their previous experiences and to brainstorm new steps that they believe would enrich the dance vocabulary (approximately 5 minutes).
Step 2
Once they are prepared, they should write all the dance steps into a comprehensive list and underlie the new ones.
Step 3
Participants are encouraged to review the list and experiment with the movements associated with select dance steps (approximately 10 minutes)
Step 4
The facilitator invites participants to find a spot within the room where they feel safe, assume a comfortable posture, and close their eyes. During this time, they are requested to think about two distinct life events: one that evoked a positive feeling and another that brought about negative feeling. Participants are asked to visualise the corresponding bodily sensations linked to these two different experiences.
Step 5
They are invited to pair up and talk to their partner about their experience and show the body steps they have identified (about 5 minutes).
Step 6
At this point, the facilitator divides the participants into groups of 4 individuals and asks them to tell a story through dance movements. The vocabulary for this choreography should be derived from the list they have created, incorporating a balance of dance steps they already know and new ones (approximately 30 minutes)
Step 7
When ready, they should show their story.
Tips and tricks
Съвети и трикове
Συμβουλές και κόλπα
Consigli e trucchi
Tips och tricks
Optional for facilitators for piloting: if you have some suggestions for delivery of the activity, list them here.
- In this exercise, let the participants choose the members of the groups as they need to feel comfortable.
- Try to stick to the timetable as much as possible.
- Do not force people to do something they do not want to do.
- Provide a safe and comfortable environment
- During the activities that require people to concentrate, make sure you use calm music.
For the creative moments, alternate uplifting music with quiet music and let participants choose their own music when they share their choreography;