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  Phillip Russomanno November 19 th , 2024 Embodied Movement Dr. Morejón Final Paper   Introduction At first, stepping into the world of dance felt like venturing into foreign territory. My only real connection to it was through an ex-girlfriend, a professional dancer with a BFA, who lived and breathed movement in ways I barely understood. I remember her auditioning for Pilobolus, talking about technique and artistry that went over my head entirely. To me, a business student, dance was an unfamiliar language; its rhythm, structure, and even its vocabulary felt distant and intimidating. Each new term, from "levels" to "kinesphere," seemed to pull me further from the organized, predictable world I was used to. I often found myself feeling out of place, grappling with concepts that felt abstract, and intangible compared to the precision and logic of finance. Yet, slowly, I started finding a rhythm within the chaos. As the classes we...
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Final Reflections on Embodied Performance

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   1   Breaking the Initial Resistance  Enzo Bernardes Cypriani Oliveira I am taking away much from this course. Firstly, I've become aware of how my body is an essential part of what I do as an artist and how it needs attention. Exploring different aspects of my body and movement in some exploratory, focused way, can be highly beneficial and contribute to my artistic expression greatly. The body needs to be "tuned" with stretching, strengthening, and moving in ways that add to the artistic expression instead of hindering it. I got better on how to create that awareness through the various exercises during the course, including not only movement but also integrating the breath, mind and even voice. Personally, it was a challenge for me to be vulnerable in performing these movements and breaking the initial resistance to some of the activities, but my take-away is that under the right circumstances this is essential for me to devel...
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