Mime Workshop 2

After doing a couple of warm up exercises Gregg taught us how to do the robot. I thought I was able to do it before but now I know I was wrong. The robot is not dancing, it's acting. You are acting like a robot. It seems so simple to me know, I don't know how I didn't get that before. Gregg taught us how to move our bodies in short, controlled stops to get the mechanical look. We also learned to make sound effects out loud. They really help take you away from moving like a human would. I showed my sister, who takes three dance classes, jazz, hip hop and theater, competes in gymnastics competitions once a week and is on a cheerleading squad and she now thinks that I am the best dancer in the world. What she doesn't know wont hurt her.
Later, we did an exercise where we were split into two groups. We acted (mimed) out a skit where we were fans cheering on rival teams while watching a game at a bar. We learned to mime in phases of three. For example, if your team scored and you want to show your excitement, you show it in your eyes first, then your face and then your body. Emotion is always expressed first in your eyes. We did three sets of three, with each set getting progressively slower. The last set we did in slow motion. We also learned how to fight in slow motion. It isn't just swinging your arms and legs and someone at half of normal speed. You have to be smart about it, if you punch someone in the face, how are they going to fall down in slow motion? We learned to work with each oher, so that whoever was getting the punch or the kick would control the movements.