GC Members' Q&A – July 22 2019

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Check out the July Q&A with Ranya at the Ginger City home studio! ...with a surprise guest member on hand 🙂

In this live session we answered questions including... (click below to 'jump' to a specific section in the video)

00:02:00 - Photo shoot tips

00:09:30 - Raqset Kahramana and the mislabeling of music

00:13:07 - Raqset, raqasa, etc - structure of Arabic words in relation to dance

00:22:40 - Raqset al Hawanem, linguistic and cultural explanation

00:28:30 - Can you see dancers' personalities in their dance? How do you skillfully share your intuition? Check out the great book on trauma, The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk.

00:36:04 - Creating a safe space in the dance studio

00:28:20 - Tapping into the third eye chakra

00:53:20 - Offering critique without singling someone out

00:55:55 - What to do if a student doesn't want to do the move the way you are teaching it

00:58:45 - Producing events for dancers of color and "going for the niche"

Some highlights:

  • Pausing vs. freezing, and using breathwork in your photo shoots
  • Different song names for the same piece, mislabeled songs 
  • Related and tangential Arabic linguistic geekery
  • Working with your intuition about dancers in connecting with them or coaching them
  • How to bring up intuitions gently without triggering someone
  • What to do if a student doesn't want to do the move the way you are teaching it
  • Making your dance event more inclusive and welcoming, and finding a "niche" for it
  • Author recommendations: trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk, medical intuitive Caroline Myss,  physician and intuitive Mona Lisa Schultz