Week 1 ‘The use of the bean bag’

Monday 30th January 2017 Within this class we were introduced to the module of improvisation and reflection. We focused on the element of play, we did this by using a bean bag to enhance these skills. We had been given rules to use throughout the task of play, these were; throw& catch, throw, catch & run, when the bean bag drops you drop, throw, freeze & run. The bean bag enhanced our learning of play with the understanding of feeling like a child again. The experience was not what I were expecting from an improvisation class, this was because I had a stereotype of improvisation from past experience being dance heavy and I have always feared improvisation because of my experiences with it. I continually had an awareness of my surroundings, my own body, the other bodies in the space and also the space itself.

You can see the engagement through this improvisation activity: