My first Movement class

 On Friday I had the first of my movement class's, on the performance course at Northumbria University. I didn't know what to expect when I turned up to the class, but I dressed in my gym clothes, taking on board what others on the course had said about what they had done in their class. We began the class with a warm up, to ensure our bodies were ready for what laid ahead. This warmup involved various yoga stances including the earth, fire and water movements. These worked to stretch out our body from head to foot. I intend to practice these so that when we return to them in each session, I keep improving. We then partook in several interesting exercises involving movement. For example, one of these exercises involved us creating a short sequence of movements which were symbolic of several aspects of our personality and/or activities we enjoyed doing. We then taught this sequence to another one of our classmates, creating a short performance which enabled the rest of the class to learn more about us. Liz, the module leader, asked us to consider what movements our bodies were used to doing, which for me often involves slumping about and sleeping. I included a flop on the floor to finish my sequence. 

We then spoke about creating this blog, which at first i was a bit apprehensive about. I have never done anything like this before and was nervous about getting it started. However I think that it is an innovative way of recording what I have done in each lesson and include pictures. I chose the picture below to symbolise the beginning of my movement exploration.

Overall I left the class tired, giddy and interested for what is to come within this module. It was nice to get back to doing exercise and get to know more about my body and my course mates.