CLASSES
Sharing our methodology
Japan Workshop
Movement Practice Series
- 5/2 10:00~11:30 コンタクト＆パートナリング・インプロ — 他者と関係しながら動く感覚を育てるパートナリング・インプロ —
- 5/3 10:00~11:30 ムーブメントリサーチ — Geometrical Visualization
— 動きのボキャブラリーを広げる即興クラス — - 5/5 13:00~14:30 Isolation & Flow コンテンポラリーダンステクニッククラス — 身体の可能性を広げるテクニッククラス —
（各クラス概要下記）
@ Acco Space μ (大阪市住之江区北加賀屋5丁目4-19 MIU kitakagaya３階)
Description:
コンタクト＆パートナリング・インプロ
— 他者と関係しながら動く感覚を育てるパートナリング・インプロ —
他者と即興で踊るとき、「同じ空間にいるのに、それぞれが別々に踊っているだけ」という状況になってしまうことはありませんか？このクラスでは、コンタクトや触覚を手がかりに、相手と関係しながら動くためのエクササイズを行います。
触れる / 触れられる
与える / 受け取る
反応する / 方向を変える
といった身体のコミュニケーションを通して、他者と動くためのパートナリングツールを探っていきます。
重さのやり取りや触覚を手がかりにしながら、相手と「会話するように動く感覚」を育てていきます。
「何をすればいいか分からない」という状態を減らし、相手がいるからこそ生まれる動きを見つけていくことを目指します。
*ダンス経験問いません
ムーブメントリサーチ — Geometrical Visualization
— 動きのボキャブラリーを広げる即興クラス —
このクラスでは、Geometrical Visualization（幾何学的な視覚化）を使いながら、身体のラインや形、空間を手がかりに新しい動きを動きの可能性を広げるムーブメントリサーチを行います。身体のポイントやライン、形を「幾何学」として捉え、ラインを伸ばす、回転する、形を変える、空間に描くといったタスクを通して、新しい動きの可能性を探っていきます。私たちは普段、無意識のうちに「ダンサーらしい動き」や「いつもの動き方」に頼ってしまいがちです。このクラスではまず、シンプルな動きや日常的な動作からスタートし、そこから徐々に抽象的で立体的な動きへと発展させていきます。「このラインをどう動かせるだろう？」という問いを手がかりに、予想していなかった身体のつながりや動きの発見を生み出していきます。このアプローチは、動きのボキャブラリーを広げるだけでなく、空間認識や身体のロジックへの理解を深めていきます。William Forsytheのインプロビゼーションの思考にも通じる方法です。
「何となく動く」のではなく、観察・想像力・選択によって動きを生み出す力を育てていきます。
*ダンス経験問いません
Isolation & Flow コンテンポラリーダンステクニッククラス
— 身体の可能性を広げるテクニッククラス —
このクラスでは、sarAika movement collective のムーブメントアプローチ“Isolation & Flow” をベースに、身体の可動域を広げ、立体的な身体の使い方を探っていきます。骨格や関節の動きを理解しながら身体の各パーツをアイソレーションで丁寧に動かし、背骨や骨盤を中心とした動きの流れを探っていきます。関節のモビリティやモメンタムを活かし、力に頼りすぎず、身体の構造を使った効率的な動きを学びます。エクササイズやコンビネーションを通して、身体の連動やコーディネーションを高めながら、しなやかでダイナミックな身体の使い方を育てていきます。コンテンポラリーダンサーはもちろん、他ジャンルのダンサーにもおすすめのクラスです。
*クラスレベル：中級
Description:
Contemporary
If you’re looking to maximize the potential of your body and take your dance skills to the next level, our classes can help you achieve just that. We focus on utilizing the full range of motion by promoting joint fluidity, dynamic weight shifting, and reflective floorwork. By understanding how the inside and outside space coexist and how creating space inside our body reflects outside space, we can dance in a wider, more organic way. We prioritize more joints efficiency and momentum, encouraging dancers to use organic body functions rather than power to achieve their desired movements. This allows us to dance bigger without relying on brute force, utilizing the effective use of joints and momentum to create fluid, dynamic movements. Our classes also emphasize moving from the spine, as it is the center of the body and plays a critical role in our movements. By incorporating these concepts and providing a new toolbox of elements, we aim to improve and expand your dance approach, leaving you with relevant and innovative information to inspire and grow your daily practice and performance quality.
Reflective Floorwork
Looking for a way to improve your floorwork without relying on power? Want to maximize your body’s potential? Interested in adding fluidity and dynamism to your dance without using excessive power? If that sounds like you, then our class is perfect for you! Our focus is on safe and efficient methods of floor movement, utilizing joint efficiency and momentum. We aim to help you develop reflective floorwork, a full range of motion, and to dance organically, using your body’s natural functions, rather than relying on power. We’ll teach you how to dance bigger without using excess power. Instead, you’ll learn how to effectively use your joints and momentum to move from your spine for your full range of motion.
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
What people say about our class?
Company Class
Description:
sarAika is very proud of our company dancers because they are all different. Each of them has their own unique speciality and that makes sarAika’s work special.
Company classes are a great opportunity to work with the former, current and future sarAika members.
sarAika wants to give space to the artistry and knowledge of the artists that are contributing to the realization of this movement collective.
Our goal is to inspire and open possibilities for our artists who crave to develop their own artistry.
Get inspired by their one and only artistry/experience!
*Next class TBD.
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
Private class
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
Description:
Private classes are all about you.
Are you an ambitious over-achiever? Want to take your skills to the next level?
We personalize each dance lesson based on your individual needs, desires, and goals, adjusting our teaching plan to your ability, personality, and expectations. This ensures the most thorough and rapid learning process, all while keeping it fun, easy, and comfortable.
We accommodate each student’s schedule and create a custom tuition plan that makes each personal goal affordable.
It’s a great way for both beginners to get started and seasoned dancers to take their skills to the next level.
Benefits of Private Dance Lessons
- Personalized attention
- Custom lesson guide
- Scheduled at your convenience
- Fastest way to learn and progress
Nervous about taking class with others? No need to impress anyone, focus on your body and we’ll take care of the rest. Our private lessons take the edge off and allow you to move at a pace that’s comfortable for you. We will make it easy, while keeping it fun and light.
contact@saraikacreation.com
Floor-work focused class
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
Description:
Looking for a way to improve your floorwork without relying on power? Want to maximize your body’s potential? Interested in adding fluidity and dynamism to your dance without using excessive power? If that sounds like you, then our class is perfect for you! Our focus is on safe and efficient methods of floor movement, utilizing joint efficiency and momentum. We aim to help you develop reflective floorwork, a full range of motion, and to dance organically, using your body’s natural functions, rather than relying on power. We’ll teach you how to dance bigger without using excess power. Instead, you’ll learn how to effectively use your joints and momentum to move from your spine for your full range of motion.
contact@saraikacreation.com
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
Improvisation focused class
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
Description:
How you, she, he, they and I behave when something sad happens are all different. That means each one’s improvisation should be different. Our improvisation class focuses on YOU, YOURSELF. You don’t have to follow a “sad movement” that is considered a “sad” in general. Do your own thing! But it has to be authentic.
Our focus is your authentic emotion into movements and finding new ways to move, new body parts you never used.
For example, try to move from your nose and chin. These should be different.
If you don’t find the difference, or you want to show it to us, this class is for you!
contact@saraikacreation.com
Dance for actors class
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
Description:
-Amplify your voice in movements-
This class focuses on actors or those who do movement theater.
Differently from trained dancers, you might not have a lot of physical mobility yet.
BUT! You have an amazing ability to pull up your emotions!
The only thing you need is to get a bit more physical mobility and break down the emotions into movement.
We will guide you slowly with warmups that increase your physical ability(flexibiliy & strength). And we move forward to more movements, emotions and tips on how to make your movements look more professional.
You are welcomed to bring your own short story that you want to explore in movements.
contact@saraikacreation.com
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
Mentorship
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
Description:
Focus on your growth as a creator.
Are you wondering where & how to start your career as a dance artist properly? Do you want to create a show, but never tried or need more pushing with guidance by experienced creators? Do you want to know when/what/how/where to promote your show and how to get press?
Mentorship is the best way to challenge what you’ve wanted to do! You will have no worry because we will keep assisting you.
Combining with private dance classes is available.
contact@saraikacreation.com
Instructors: Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima
