Tag Archives: choreography

Wordless three-ring circus

Posted on April 28, 2016 by jyourist

I do a lot of group work in my classroom so instead of desks we have a variety of large tables, four of them to be exact. There are lots of ways we arrange them depending on what we are … Continue reading →

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Ninja

Posted on April 10, 2016 by jyourist

Whenever I give students a break during class or sometimes even before class begins, a group of kids, mostly boys, play a game they call Ninja. They stand in a circle or a loose circular clump and strike a stationary … Continue reading →

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Reverse the movements

Posted on June 15, 2015 by jyourist

For the past year I have been learning a Tai Chi form created by the Ni family, the Harmony T’ai Chi short form (originally the Integral Way spiritual tradition of ancient China). I have been doing this form, which includes … Continue reading →

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Reserve of gracefulness

Posted on December 11, 2014 by jyourist

Today I learned the last of the movements in the T’ai chi form. Actually I have really completed only half of the movements because to do the whole exercise, all the movements need to be reversed and completed on the opposite … Continue reading →

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Classroom choreography

Posted on September 10, 2014 by jyourist

It’s only Day Three of school with the students and I feel exhausted. The pace of teaching is obviously so very different from the pace of a laid back summer. It’s only Day Three and my antennae are already up … Continue reading →

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Stretching

Posted on July 17, 2014 by jyourist

At T’ai chi overlooking the lake very, very early this morning (hence the very long shadow above), I wondered how one could ever master this intricate and precise form of exercise. Indeed, it is stretching the core of my very being, … Continue reading →

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Bandaloop- choreography above and beyond

Posted on January 19, 2013 by jyourist

A vertical dance troupe that dances on sides of buildings and mountains?! The dance troupe Bandaloop (inspired in part by rock climbing and rappeling), makes it look incredibly easy, but because the dancers are constantly engaging with gravity, they need … Continue reading →

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