"Blurred Lines" Dance Workshop, Saturday 2-5:20pm in 36-112

[Ken T Takusagawa]

The time of the workshop will be from 2:00 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.  
Please show up on time.

* "Blurred Lines" Dance Workshop with Jan Marie, hosted by 
  the MIT Lindy Hop Society
* Saturday, April 19, 2-5:20 p.m.
* Building 36, room 112 http://whereis.mit.edu/?q=36
* Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/608388969255889/

***Unlike Robin Thicke, we will NOT be blurring lines of 
*consent*--these classes will blur lines of *leader* and 
*follower.* Consentually engaging in this new line blurring 
will be paramount, and we will learn the best words and 
signals to "ask" to blur lines within our partnerships.

-----ORIGINAL TEXT------

Do you find the confines of dance roles to be limiting? 
Would you like to explore the line between where your role 
ends and your partner's begins? Would you like to walk a 
mile in your partner's shoes?

Through this series of workshops, you will learn permissing 
leading, suggestive following, role reversal, switch 
dancing, and more!

------CLASS DESCRIPTIONS-----

2-3 pm >>THE SUGGESTION BOX:
Leads, are you interested in learning when and how to give 
your follow space to be expressive? Follows, would you like 
to know how to give seamless suggestions to your leads to 
create a more communicative dance?

In this class, we will learn the tools to allow our partner 
to dally in our role, including how to signal a change in 
role ownership, and small ways to make big suggestions.

3:10-4:10 >>ROLE REVERSAL:
Have you ever wanted to try out your non-dominant role in a 
safe setting? Ever wished someone could talk you through the 
differences in your frame and tone and approach when leading 
versus following?

For the follow-dominant who would like to lead, we will be 
learning assertiveness, follow-through, frame setting, tone 
setting, and will be incorporating the power of 
receptiveness learned in the first class.

For the lead-dominant who would like to follow, we will be 
learning awareness, responsiveness, frame matching, tone 
matching, and will be incorporating the power of suggestion 
learned in the first class.

4:20-5:20 >>BLENDED ROLES:
Provided you have a willing partner, would you like to 
confidently be able to switch between leading and following? 
Would you like tips of where and how best to transfer roles 
between you and your partner?

First we will take a deeper look at how to consentually 
enter a switch dance. Then we will look at the non-verbal 
cues our partner may be giving us to indicate a turning over 
or a retrieval of the lead, as well as how to differentiate 
full roll turnovers from the more temporary 
permission/suggestion learned in the first class.

-----PRICING-----

MIT students/staff: FREE
Outside students: $15/day (3 classes), $8/class
General public: $20/day (3 classes), $10/class

--ken