Final Reflections
1 The Power of Pausing Emma Tishler This course has taught me a lot about dance in ways I didn’t think I would ever learn. Having had classical training for many years of my childhood, I thought I knew all I could about dance. This course has taught me that dance comes from within. We have to dig in deep within ourselves in order to express ourselves. We also make our own music. Dance for me growing up always involved music, but this course taught me that I do not need music to be dancing. This course also taught me the power of pausing. Dance does not have to always be moving, there is a story within the silence and the pauses. This class made me feel free. I felt free of judgement from others, free of societal standards, and free from my own judgements. During the first class when Jorge talked about unleashing our inner child, I ...