Valentina Scaglia

8. Dance in Art / Art in Dance

Following the previous art classes we became inspired by shapes: we let our body experience round and smooth movements (Kandinsky) and then more linear and stiff lines (Picasso). Then we took inspiration from Matisse’s artwork Dance. We observed the painting and tried to recreate the movement and connection between five people. We also came up with new compositions while attached to each other. At the end we recreated a movement that was registered on paper: we observed beautiful aquarelle sketches by Bernie Autsema and then moved our bodies in order to match some of the positions.

6. Dancing emotions

Our dance class was inspired by emotions and colors. How can we express different feelings through movement? Fear, happiness, sadness, curiosity, excitement, boredom, satisfaction etc. Music, space and people around greatly influence our inner feelings, especially at a young age.

4. Dancing five senses

Watching the kids playing before the class inspired the direction of the lesson. We made a game of swapping roles each of us having time to lead, to follow and to mirror someone else, experimenting as much with the body as with the mind. Using all five senses led to new discoveries, the forming of impossible human sculptures.

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2. Choreography

We’ve started to move freely in the space to get to know each other, getting out of our comfort zone and trying movements that feel different than what we are used to. There were a lot of breathing, postural exercises and playful rolling on the ground. We were reacting to different music. We learnt a small piece of choreography and the kids asked, ‘what is choreography?’ It was a great start with inspiring moments: I am looking forward to the next class!