I found some inspiration this morning while listening to the radio. There are some songs that just make me feel like dancing and that is what I did. And as I was moving to the music I felt motivated to do Da Mu Hsing 1 & 2. I've done forms to music many times and always enjoyed trying different songs. This time however I focused on doing the form as more of a dance with less stops and starts. To do this I found myself adding more sway of the hips and concentrated piecing techniques together to create better flow for a more dance like effect.
The next song was slower with a different beat which changed things up nicely. With both the fast and slow song there were times I was exaggerating some moves and smooshing others out. There were some glitches and a few restarts, but overall felt really good. I felt more relaxed and connected internally. There was a better awareness of expansion and contraction happening. I can see this being very beneficial as a tool to help with motivation and increasing movement from my core, further developing fluidity. I believe this also has the potential to increase power and speed further down the road.
Song 1 - Crabbuckit by Good Lovelies
This worked well with Da Mu Hsing and Lao Gar. 18 Temple Motions was ok and Long was a challenge.
Song 2 - Good Luck, Babe by Chappell Roan
This worked well with Da Mu Hsing. I plan to try it out with some of the other forms as well.
I'm looking forward to making use of both these songs as I dance my way through my forms.
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