Choreographies

(1)

Person begins laying down, then he rolls their bodies around in a circle, coming back to the same spot where he started. There is a slowing down of speed nearing the end. Ends with slap (when he is about to lay down).

Slap triggers feet, your feet jump up and you kneel, hand and head down. Right hand smoothly rises, reaches high, pulling the rest of the body with it. Head still down. Left hand rises shyly, slanted to the left, eyes and head follow it hanging, loosely. It tries to rise all the way but feels tired, can't, eyes just follow. Pause. Right hand notices, and starts pulling an invisible string, lifting it slanted, slowly, pull by pull, until left hand, with effort and some help, reaches up, and now head is looking up at it.

(2)

Start crouching with feet risen, knees curled, head curled.

Put hands on floor.

Slightly stretch body (bum) back, then suddenly still one side and stretch the other fully, in an instant. Rise as much as possible for 6-8 seconds, always rising.

Then suddenly crouch left leg as much as possible to the front, between the arms holding one up, 6-8 seconds. Stretch legs as much as possible, right leg straight, straight, straightening.

Then suddenly jump/stand up and twirl on one foot, outstretching both arms, in an expression of liberation, head straight. Try to stay standing, as the twirl ends, arms outstretched.

(3)

Begin standing. Gently, gently begin to move arms. Sway them, like tree branches, no real direction. Head responds to swaying, sways also, gradually obtaining volition. Suddenly head spots a point in space and gradually focuses. Hands/arms don't notice for 2 seconds, then one of them follows it and reaches for it. The other hand follows quickly, then dancer begins to experiment with its three "axes" (head, left arm, right arm), moving around the floor, being guided/counterguided by the limbs. Feet follow along graciously, but fairly mindlessly. Volition-less-ly, just elegantly.

Dance ends by focusing on lower point, centering on a point, finally falling into that point and laying down, reaching out for that point.

(4)

Sit down. Legs straight, back stretched, limp. Sway back, sway forth. Jiggle limbs a bit. 4 seconds. Appear hesitant, then decide to start turning legs and body, fast since the beginning, accelerating, as much as possible. 10, 20 twirls, then quickly and unexpectedly end sitting down again and throw legs back, in one fell swoop. Yoga pose. If possible, throw whole body back to a crouching position, if possible standing. That or slow. Think awhile. Flip forth once on the ground, stand up. Stretch arms up, flip forth again. Flip back. Then do leg twirling again, 5-10 times, furiously, then suddenly throw oneself on floor and stop right there.

(5)

Twirl arms intermittently, like with the Estrellitas at Xmas. In one gentle but sudden burst, put hands on floor. Pause 2s. Leap forward. Again. Again. Again. Changing direction. Several times. Bump into wall. Hug it. Slide on it. Fall sideways on it. Push myself off the wall with legs, launch to the center of the room. Get on back, begin twirling around Y-axis, on bum, twirl, twirl, twirl, head twirling strongly, randomly, then find a way to suddenly jump/stand up with arms facing down, straight, rigid, and head also rigid, looking very very up.