If I could name two major focuses, one would be about arm placements and the other on working with whole body. The arms, hence, are the "part" from the whole that needs more work from me. I realize that a strong core is what keeps everything else together, a sort of core that pulls outward in all directions. I am very familiar with the feeling, but in all honesty, it also takes a certain state of mind, attuned to the "on top of the world" improvisational feeling. The trick (while paradoxically not really "trying") is to be in that same state while in warm-ups and the rest of the class. There is a certain sense of feeling like da Vinci's Renaissance Man, where you are in your own crafted bubble that all your limbs stretch out to. The feeling is extraordinarily grounding (and liberating) to moving through 3-dimensional space.
The body has to work as one just as my fingers are to type this blog. To more solidly utilize my core and whole body is the goal here. Everyone's capable of reaching great heights rapidly. Humans, however, often feel they have to create some sort of permit to allow themselves to reach whatever goal they have. Being human too, this is probably my case as well. The key is having an openness to admit this and to strive to identify the self-imposed permits or to create more encompassing ones. The learning process is interesting and very nuanced.
So, in short, relating to whole body and the core, what am I doing to re-train? More action without action first of all, then feeling arms beginning at the core (instead of at the shoulder or elbow), feeling the music from the core, opposition, and active listening.
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