Walking Class Analysis

The class begun with the same procedure like the first class. Ms Pat told us to start off by walking around again. We had to keep in mind about three important criteria: Intention, direction and emotions. We had to incorporate these three elements while walking because they relate to an actor’s movements. Ms Pat introduced to us various styles of walking. I had to bend my knees left and right while walking. I also had to tip toe while walking. While having different knee and leg positions, I had to walk fast as directed by Ms Pat. I found this activity quite discomforting because I dislocated my right knee last year while practicing for a dance performance. Thankfully there were no fractures or anything serious so I recovered after a month.

The house game – In this game, we stood in a big circle. If I am the first person to start the game, I have to look at someone’s eyes and stare at him to indicate to him that I want to walk towards him and take over his ‘house’ which is the place where he is standing. In order for me to move, the person I am staring at has to nod his head to indicate that he allows me to ‘enter his house’. While I am walking, the other person has to do the same also to someone else to ‘find another house’ because I am taking over his position. This activity required a lot of focus and quick-thinking because two actions had to be done simultaneously.
2. The ball game – In this game, we stood in a circle and tossed a ball to each other. The person has to catch the ball with an unorthodox action. After using an actual rubber ball, we used an imaginary ball. That was when the game became more interesting because tossing and catching an imaginary ball required creativity and imaginations.
3. 1 to 20/ 1 to 3 – We counted from 1 to 20 and 1 to 3. The aim of this activity was to increase our focus, attention skills and the ability to hear correctly.
4. Reading Macbeth – Ms Pat told us to sit in a group and read ‘Tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow’ with