Video: Isadora Duncan Masterworks directed by Andrea Mantell Seidel,Miami
Introduction:
ANDREA MANTELL SEIDEL is a Professor of Dance, Associate Professor of
Religious Studies and founding director of the Intercultural Dance and
Music Institute housed in the Latin American and Caribbean Center at
Florida International University. Additionally, she serves as executive
director of DanceArts Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization
supporting historic dance preservation; trustee of pioneer modern dance
choreographer Eleanor King’s choreographic legacy; and as artistic
director of the critically acclaimed Isadora Duncan Dance Ensemble. Dr. Seidel will share with Modern Dance 4 her expertise on Duncan Technique.
Notes:
Andrea M. Seidel is a 4th generation Duncan dancer.
The class will use waltzes to complement Duncan technique.
Isadora's motto was "emotion before motion."
Emotion begins with the breath.
The breath is related to the rhythm.
We gathered in a sitting circle where we began to focus of breathing.
We focused on the solar plexus using our arms and we breathed.
Dr. Seidel made reference to movement concepts based on arches and waves.
The inhale is at the top of the wave and the exhale is at the bottom of the wave.
Waltzes are a musical examples of arches and waves.
Video
DNB -- Brahms Waltzes (1913) by Isadora Duncan
Notes:
The accent in the waltz is on the one (e.g. 1,2,3).
The accent in the mazurka is on the 2.
The upper body is static
The dance uses one or two arms
The skips are on the1
the steps can be large and small
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