This class was a bit less of the dancing and performance aspects that we had been working on and more of a lecture style. At the beginning of the class we learned a movement in which we apologize to the ground for stomping on it. Within the movement are several mudras, or hand positions. It’s somewhat difficult to keep track of all of the mudras and how to pronounce them.
We dedicated the end of the class to Kecak, which was completely new to me. I think it’s an interesting concept with the concentric circles and a performer in the center. All the energy from the people in the circles is channeled into the center by saying “chok-chok.” I’m curious to see how we are going to incorporate this into the Ramayana epic.
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