Expression in Dance – two hours with Yardena Cohen
Yesterday I drove to Haifa to attend Yardena’s workshop. Not knowing the city I got lost and ended up 10 minutes late. Luckily I wasn’t the last one to arrive, Israel switched back to daylight saving time and most of the group was late. Yardena greeted me warmly, asked for my name and invited me to come in.
The spacious studio was well lit by the afternoon sun and you could see the sea gleaming further down below Mt. Carmel. Yardena insisted that we take off the dance shoes and the socks, so we could stay connected to the ground. I decided to warm up while we were waiting for the rest of the group and other girls followed me. Yardena seemed very pleased, nodding in agreement until the girls in the back of the room started chattering. To my content Yardena made it clear that dance is the highest degree of concentration and that she would not tolerate any disturbance. In the meanwhile the rest of the girls had arrived and the class began.
31 Mar 2007 Sophie 4 comments