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Global Underscore Harvest Quequén- Argentina


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 Global Underscore Quequén -23/6/2012- Argentina
Harvest Quequén

Team
Cyntia Ramos - Sandra Clérico - Simón Perez - Sonia Santillan - Miguel Fernandez Long - Elizabeth Defino - Barbara Rodríguez - Ileana  Beloli  - Karina Charque -Verónica Choperena

9.00 hs.23/06/2012
I went to print the maps early in the morning 
“Early in the morning I went to print the maps we will be usin for the Underscore, (Internet wasn´t functioning at home): I went to three places until I found one library wich owner I happened to know, when I asked if I could print out the maps downloading them in his computer he nodded and keppt swepping the sidewalk, as I was printing the maps I asked him If he had compasses for sale, and he answered me with a smile: "What do you need I´m a cartographer too!" - We kept talking about the cardinal points location,  east , west, coincidence? pre - underscore?” Verónica.-

Words
“A little universe was generated”;
“Reunion”;
“Shapes and colors in coincidence ”;
“We went in and out (from the duet and the trio) without leaving "the whole", stayed in, even when we were drinking or eating something, get in, get out, without leaving the experience."
“Mood changes, watching, listening, and waiting  we build together that "all together feeling" 
"Humor, laughter, lines, octopus, footprints, surprise, trace, time, atention"
THANK YOU !!!"


Verónica Choperena- Quequén- Necochea
Pcia. de Bs.As. – Argentina -

Bourg-en-Bresse, France Harvest


Here are some words from the group of BoUrg-en-Bresse (France) - and not BORG-en-Bresse !
And after my personal Harvest

 1 : quelques mots de l'underscore piochés au fil du cercle
>
> expansion
> rencontres
> connexions
> engagement
> voyage
> présence
> lien
> médiation
> nature
>
> Retour de Mad [her family comes from Lituania] :
>
> C'était chouette l'underscore même si j'étais parfois à côté de la
> plaque, j'ai bien profité, c'était un joli moment de partage... Les
> bébés dans l'underscore, c'était très touchant...
> Ma belle-mère a trouvé cela géniale, elle m'a posé plein de questions...
> en Lituanie aussi ils fêtent ou fêtaient les solstices avec chants et
> fleurs dans la nature... ça lu a beaucoup plu que des danseurs
> embrassent les arbres, les lituaniens font cela pour se connecter à la
> nature...

2 : my personal harvest

as a facilatator : it was the first time I organised a Global Underscore for a real big group - 12 dancers, 2 babies (!…), and, I have to admit, a no-dancer dad…!
More work than I thought… and good collaboration with Emilie Borgo.
In a way, it was a kind of personal local integration in the field of "body works transmitters" in this part of France I am from - Emilie was there, but also Anne Expert, Odyle Perrin, Isabelle Usky, who are transmitting Contact Impro and BMC since years. It was moving for me. And sounded good witht the fact I've just created my own humble little Company for my body transmissions around Delsarte and Co…

as a participant : a very large field full of grass - at the end, a big tree I felt the desire to run to - discovered there, hinded by other trees, a monument to the Anonymus Prisonners - I thought to the Palestian dancers I hoped to join the underscore (too much difficult this year), and offered this solstice dance for the Palestian Prisonners - running back, I crossed an half-naked man looking at the dancers, and I get half-nacked too (realized after Nancy didn't want me to dance like that… ! my dance parteners found it interesting to climb directly on the skin… Just took time only to be here, with the sun and the nature (but without the ocean), as I did alone the  2 last years in french Guyana - and meetings, laughs, climbing, earth-bonding… and very touched by some sharings of the group, at the end… Want to say thank you to Nancy, Claire and the beautiful organizing team.

3 : harvest from Odyle Perrin

Dans le parc, l’espace où nous sommes est ouvert.
Mes cellules sont contentes.
Dans l’immobilité apparente, elles se mettent en expansion.
L’intention de se connecter avec tous ceux qui pratiquent l’Underscore
en même temps, ailleurs, dans toutes les directions, y est sûrement pour beaucoup !
Beaucoup de présence, de simplicité dans ce groupe de Bourg en Bresse,
L’accueil des bébés, leur première danse dans les bras des parents,
m’attendrit et me transmet cet état.
La naissance des danses, des mouvements, des contacts, des relations,
rend l’atmosphère vibrant... résonne comme un papillon dans l’univers !
Merci

Harvest, Jaraguá do Sul/Brasil

Apreciar é tão importante quanto estar lá, mas na verdade já estou lá quando estoucá. Vou escrever cinco minutos sem parar, mas como saber quanto tempo são cincominutos se já sei que o tempo não sei. Andando pelo espaço Ana está. Um tecido rosa.Gosto da cor rosa e do azul que está na blusa da Chalimar. Balanceio, deu vontade deir para um parque, mas só para olhar. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 olham. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 se entrelaçam, 1fotografa, 1, 2 se encostam. Mãos dadas 1, 2, 3, 4. 1 olha e gosta, ri. Pausar, congelarem um curto espaço de tempo. Tossir, será que tossir é contagioso como, tossir, comobocejar? Cantos, uns lá outros cá. Esfregar: esfregar o corpo. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...esfregar o chão, esfregar a louça. Todos no chão! Quero levantar.Nada se compara a entrega... a entrega a proposta... a verdade da entrega... Viveressa verdade é única... Dói, você vai resistindo mas quando você vê já foi... você estádentro... Estranho, você nem percebe, mas já foi... e é mágico porque você se despe... detudo.. e acontece.

Engelthal, Germany Harvest




Global Underscore in Engelthal, Germany (near Nuremberg)
linked in the Small Dance to Würzburg and Paris

There are two gyms available in this abandonned school building.
With a moderate group szize of 24 we choose to be in the smaller one: 130m², wooden floor a big window front facing south west letting in the afternoon sun an allowing us a direct „view“ to Paris where we will be facing in the end.
Here is our harvest/sharing.
The first bits were written by people during the Underscore itself:

sooo viel zeit!!!
soooo much time at our disposal!!!!
untertauchen – auftauchen – da sein – lachen
diving in – coming up -being there - laughing
das stört unheimlich mit dem klick die ganze zeit
i feel incredibly annoyed by this continuous 'click'
wie geht das?
How does that work?
WAS GEHT DA?
What is it, that works here?
hajaja
hmmmmmm
hrrrrrrrrrrr
puhhhhhhhhhhh
pfuuuuuuui
WOZU
WHAT FOR?
warten auf das christkind- was liegt da wohl? Erwartung-enttäuschung-annehmen punkt
waiting for santa claus – wonder what is lying there? Expectation - disappointment – accepting full stop
jfaqsalielladdiea ndaeopäüwjdfn
achtsam bei mir nix wollen nix müssen einfach warten bis bewegung sein will
mindfully with myself no wanting no having to merely waiting until movement wants to be
HU
HUU
HUUU
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuu

Greetings world!!!!!!!!!
yahoooooooooooooooooooooooo! Love is space and root.

Der moment der stille in mir gibt frieden und heilung. Das warten auf einen impuls , ob von außen oder von innen heraus ist wie eine vorfreude auf das was kommen mag. Kontakt mit mir oder mit meiner umgebung ist leben. Sobald ich den kontakt verliere bin ich nicht im bewusstsein, bin ich verloren. Dann heißt es, wieder zurück in die stille. Damit raum für neue dinge entstehen kann.
The moment of silence gives me peace and healing. Waiting for an impulse whether from outside or inside out is like joyful anticipation of what will come. Contact with myself or my surrounding is life. As soon as I loose contact I'm not in awareness anymore, I'm lost. Time to get back to silence. That a space for new things can emerge.

Relax your face and breathe peace in. Give yourself a smile, so that every cell of your body can refill itself with new positive energy.
I feel the world..

The ground...it feels so great...

It opens my heart!

I come back to myself...Love myself and be open to love other souls.

Thanks for this world contact.

50Cent können soviel Freude u Theater mit sich bringen.There is a lot of joy as well a theatre in 50Cent (someone found a 50Cent coin in the room and people played with it for a long while)

Die Wand gibt mir halt und fühlt sich sehr gut an. The wall holds me and feels great.

Sind unsere Körper nicht genial, soviel Bewegung is möglich.Aren't our bodies amazing, so much movement is possible


SHARING IN THE CIRCLE:

Ich hab jetzt verstanden, warum Rumi gesagt hat unsere Rörper sind wie fließende schätze.
No I understand why Rumi called our bodies flowing treasures

spannung in der luft, in den wänden.alles.
Tone in the air, the walls. Everything.

Ich bin ganz ruhig geworden.
I 've become very calm

Meine Angst vor Berührung, Begegung kann ich dem raum geben. Mit meiner Angst hier sein können. Super.
Passing the fear of touch, encounter on to the room. Being able to be here with my fear. Great.

Der Raum hier ist freundlich. Wieviel Welt in ein paar stunden passt. Unglaublich
This is a friendly space. How much of the world can fit into a few hours!incredible.

miteinander dasein, fließen.
Being here together.

50cent kann sehr viel freunde bereiten. Wenn in 50cent so viel drin sind, dann muss ja sehr viel in den ganzen raum passen.
If here is a lot of joy in a 50Cent coin ,then how much of if will fit into this room?

Raum der freiheit.
Space of freedom

Etwas, was viel größer ist als wir.
Something that outsizes us.

Raum und zeit hatten keine bedeutung mehr.
Space and time became meaningless.

1000 welten trafen aufeinander
an encounter of 1000 worlds

welche bedürfnisse ich habe, raum dafür zu haben, hab ich sehr wertgeschätzt. Dass dieser freiraum da war. War für mich sehr spürbar.
The needs I have, to have space for them, I valued that a lot. To have that freedom. Very noticeable for me.

Die welt mal kopfüber sehen- schon hat man eine neue.
Seeing the world upside down for a change: and there you have a new one

Unspektakulär- keine tollen Sachen machen müssen. Bei mir sein, schauen, was jetzt sein will.
Unspectacular – no need for terrific things. Being with myself, perceiving what wants to be now.

Unverkrampft. Freude. Leise freude. Das ist ganz schön.
At ease. Joy. Silent Joy. That is very beautiful.

Die Punkte aus der underscore-Stuktur sind mir bewusst geworden. Sie haben mir Situationen klar machen können. Beim beobachten bleiben. Die Weite mit einbeziehen. Es war ganz einfach dadurch.
The aspects from the underscore structure have become very evident to me. They explained situations to me. To remain with observation. To include the wide space. That made it very easy.

Der kleiner Raum war die richtige Entscheidung. Nicht müssen- nicht denken, fließen lassen.
Good to have chosen the smaller room. No having to – no thinking, letting flow.

Ich habe mit manchen von euch gar nicht getanzt. Ich hatte aber das Bild, dass sich Räume kreuzen. Mit manchen findet Bewegung statt, mit manchen gar nicht.
Some of you I didn't dance with. I did have the image of overlappuing kinespheres. Movement happens with some, with others it doesn't.

Die Hilfestellungen, vor allem die Werkzeuge bei der Einführung haben sehr geholfen. Leerer Raum. Super. Gold drin. Hammer!
The support from the introduction, especialle th tools were very helpful. Emty space. Great. Gold inside. Ghosh!

Sehr glücklich hier in diesem raum. Sonne, wärme. Mag diese Atmosphäre hier in diesem Raum.
Very happy in this space. Sun. Warmth. Love the atmosphere here.

Fantastisch an der wand zu lehnen. Verschiedene Materialien riechen, die Menschen....
phantastic to stand leaning to the wall, smelling the different materials, the human beings ….

Da ist viel power drin. Lädt meine Akkus auf. Angenehme schwere. Danke, dass ich dabei sein durfte. War das erste mal.
A lot of power in this – recharges my batteries. Comfortable heaviness. Thanks that I could be part of this – it was the first time

Verbindung da, auch mit leuten, mit denen ich nicht getanzt habe. Sehr schön. Wir haben so körperlich getanzt. Unglaublich. Das ist was Anatomisches, wie organisiert sich das? Ich habe Eindruck, ich kann reinspüren. Meine Ohren gingen auf, meinen Atem hab ich gehört, als würd ich in mir drin sitzen. Als wäre ich drin in der Anatomie. Das war ganz besonders diesmal.
A connection also to people I haven't danced with. Very beautiful. We danced in such a physical way. Unbelievable. There is something anatomic – how does it organize? I have the impression i can sense into it. My ears opened and I heard my breath as if I were sitting inside myself As if I were inside the Anatomy. It was very special this time.

Ich habe damit experimentiert, mich finden zu lassen, mir Pausen zu geben. Gute Erfahrung, was sich da ergeben hat.
I experimented with letting people find me, allowing myself breaks. Good to experience what came through that

Wann ist genau der Punkt, wo disengagement kommt? Schon während der jam kann ich ernten. Und dann sehr bewusst: wann kommt der nächste schritt. Keine stufe zu überspringen. Das konnte ich sehr bewusst erleben: sättigung. „Jetzt ist es voll, und das dann aufzunehmen.
Where is the exact moment of disengagement? I can even harvest druing the jam. And then be very aware: when is the next step?Not to skip a stage. I could very consciuosly experience saturation:“This is full (accomplished) now“, and to continue from there.

Ich möcht einfach nur danke sagen.
Simply want to say thank you.

Ganz schön diese verschiedenen Wellen die ich wahrgenommen habe, ruhe, kraft. Müdigkeit war da. Körper: Auch schön irgendwie. Ruhepause genommen. Dann wieder weiter zu gehen, wenns einem passt.
Quite beautiful these diferent waves that I perceived, stillness, power. There also was tiredness. Bodies: also nice, somehow. Took a break. An then to go on when the appropriate moment has come.

Die Jam ist eine Analogie zum normalen leben. Will, will will, geht nicht. Lass los, es schwingt.
The Jam is an analogy to normal life. Want want want, doesn't work. Let go, it's oscillating.

Phasen wo man so drin steckt und dann wenn ich das wahrnehme, dann geht’s wieder weiter
ja und dann kommen wieder ganz andere phasen -
auch wahrzunehmen, wie es ein sollte und dann fließt es dahin …


TO CLOSE THE SHARING WE MAKE A LAST CIRCLE WITH NAME AND ONE WORD/EXPRESSION OR JUST A MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTER THE NAME
Solveig -
Tarek -
Simon – ich höre mich von innen I hear myself from the inside
Jutta -
Paula -
Susanne – Stille, die Vögel, Freude silence, the birds, joy
Bernhard – Abendruhe evening silence
herby – glückseelig blissed
karolin – glücklich sein being happy
peter – müde tired
daniela – zufriedenheit in mir satisfaction inside me
Elisabeth – ein kreis und frieden und die freude von glück a circle and peace and the joy of happiness
yvonne – wahrheit truth
oliver – im goldenen licht in the golden light
steffi -
hubertus – juhu
judith – hahahahahahahah
anja – andere menschen machen angst, bin froh, dass sie da sind other people terrify me, I'm happy they are there
gabriele -
benjamin – stille, wie im wald silence like in the woods
wolfram – müde, herzlichen Dank an Heike tired, a thank you to Heike
heike – ich darf I may
karin – sonnenstrahlen und sehnsucht sunrays and longing



Susan Arnsten-Russell, NYC Harvest


Dance what you feel I kept thinking to myself, hearing in my head the echo of the phrase I use when talking about painting:
Paint what you see.
The second half of that phrase is implied but left unspoken:
Paint what you see (not what you think.)
Dance what you feel (not what you think it should look like;
not what you think your partner wants/expects you to do;
not your emotions rather your sensations;
not who you think you should be rather who you are.)

Dance who you are.
Follow the path that opens before you,
The path of least resistance some people call it.
But resistance can be part of the journey,
Allowing you to push through,
Continue onward,
So that you can feel the dance,
Be who you are.
Dance who you are.
Dance what you feel.