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Agreed!
I also found his workshop very instructive from the standpoint of choreographing a dance for a group instead of an individual. Saturday's dance, in particular, was extremely effective when you saw all the workshop participants do it together. Not to mention the way he builds combinations: take a movement, do it, then double it... or halve it... or do it 2x or 4x as fast... put it with a second movement and swap them around. Stay on the same foot with a two-step turn or change feet with a three-step turn. Fascinating. And he always could detect the "sticky bits" we weren't getting. An excellent teacher!
And it was great to meet Shira, the dancer of the fabulous pants, and Maleeha, and so many others. Wonderful performances at the hafla and the show... great lunches and sinfully good cheesecake! I would go back to Iowa City/Cedar Rapids like a shot for more workshops!
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