I was feeling confident about this week as I am most comfortable with being the over dancer. I was intrigued to see what exercises we would be doing. I was slightly apprehensive about if we were swapping roles as i wasnt confident in taking peoples weight. We started by learning some new, interesting ways to lift and be lifted by our partners. I was partnered with Georgina and she felt more comfortable with being the under dancer where as I felt more comfortable with being the over dancer, so this worked well. The lift we experimented with involved me leaning over Georginas shoulder blade and hip as she leant over. Then she stood up so it created a balance where my feet were off the floor and I was lying across Georginas back.
During this exercise, I was intrigued to see how we could incorporate these more complex lifts into our improvisations as there would have to be a clear initiation from a fellow dancer for it to be obvious and for it to work. I was determined to try and attempt some more complex lifts in the next jam. I feel like to be able to acheive this, you have to be confident in what you are doing, because if you go for it half heartedly, it doesnt work or doesnt reach it’s full potential. Because of this, I feel like I have gained so much more trust in the people I work with as I know that they will be able to lift me.