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Dance Improv · Winter in Los Angeles · Psychedelic Synagogue · Wedding Outfit · Saved Media · Cousin Visit · Busywork

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Hosted a Dance Improv Party

A neon Dance Improv Party sign above people dancing under colorful lights.

What is dance improv?

If you don’t know what dance improv is, it usually consists of giving some sort of prompt or setting up a game before you dance. One example is flocking, where you mimic the movements of a changing leader. After you’ve done a lot of dance improv, you don’t need prompts, and you can just pick up on what the game is. In some of my friend groups, we pick up on the game naturally without ever having done dance improv together.

To me, dance improv feels more like being in a music video. Regular dancing at parties often feels like you are just awkwardly bending your knees with a bunch of people. Dance improv feels interactive, social, and creative. Dance parties feel isolated and stiff.

I’m of the opinion that all dance parties should have some dance improv. Dance improv is just so much more fun, and everyone ends up dancing way more.

Our dance improv agenda

For our dance improv night, we started with a prompt, executed it for one song, and then talked about it afterward, which helped us be more cohesive the next time and gave us some time to catch our breath. Then we moved on to the next prompt and repeated the process.

These were all of our prompts:

  1. Dance with your hands only. One person goes at a time, then passes it to the next person.
  2. Dance lying on your back with your feet. One person goes at a time, then passes it to the next person.
  3. Dance sitting in a circle with your feet.
  4. Dance while paying attention only to yourself. Start on the floor, slowly making your way up and exploring your space.
  5. Everyone, one at a time, pick a song and lead the group.
  6. Sit on the couch and use your phone to make a shadow. Make your shadow dance.

We made plans to live in LA this winter

Cute house in the hills.

Mostly worked on Psychedelic Synagogue this week

The event is Monday.

Continued putting together outfits for BIL’s wedding

I continued putting together my dance-forward outfit. See last week’s outfit section.

Mirror selfie wearing a floral black corset with a long black tulle skirt.
Mirror selfie wearing a floral black corset with a short black skirt, sheer train, and knee pads.
Mirror selfie wearing a floral black corset with a full-length black tulle skirt.
Mirror selfie wearing a floral black corset with a high-low black skirt and knee pads.
Mirror selfie wearing a floral black corset with an uneven sheer black skirt.
Mirror selfie wearing a blue corset with a layered dark teal skirt and one black knee pad.
Full-length side-view mirror selfie of a blue corset and layered dark teal skirt.
Mirror selfie wearing a blue corset with a full dark teal skirt.
Mirror selfie wearing a pale blue corset with a high-low light blue skirt and one black knee pad.
My corset zipper got stuck here...
Full-length mirror selfie wearing a pale blue corset with a sheer light blue skirt.
Mirror selfie wearing a pale blue corset with a full light blue skirt.
Mirror selfie wearing a pale blue corset with a layered light blue skirt.
Mirror selfie wearing a pale blue corset with a layered light blue outfit and sheer wrap.
Mirror selfie wearing a pale blue corset with a long light blue skirt.
Smiling mirror selfie wearing a pale blue corset with a long light blue skirt.
Full-length mirror selfie wearing a short layered light blue outfit with a sheer wrap.
Mirror selfie wearing a floral black corset with a full turquoise skirt.
Mirror selfie wearing a floral black corset with a full dark teal skirt.
Mirror selfie holding out a long black tulle skirt worn with a floral black corset.

My friend took this picture of me enjoying her stories

Dashiell smiling widely while leaning forward on a couch with her chin resting on her hands.

Content I saved

Iliza Shlesinger holding a green paper strip above a potato in a reel about using potatoes as Easter decorations.
Watch Iliza Shlesinger's reel on Facebook.

The state of mind opposite mochin d’katnut is mochin d’gadlut, expanded consciousness. The entire path of Torah – prayer, study, mitzvot – all seek to elevate the individual to this state of mind. One then grasps the higher truths of reality, even though they may be paradoxical. The mind takes in the entire picture. A “narrow-minded” person is someone who can only see one point of view, but a “broad-minded” person can consider many opinions, even those that contradict his own. In fact, one of the truest indications of an authentic mystical experience is its paradoxical nature. The mind transcends its limitations to grasp two visions of reality at once.

— Breslev

Did boring admin: Backups, canceling subscriptions, taxes

Boring, but glad it’s done.

Cousin and his girlfriend visiting