F up your pirouettes!
I find myself playing this game on occasion, especially if (1) I don’t have a lot of time but I wanna find a groove, (2) I’m not getting enjoyment (feeling stuck) from particular movement patterns, (3) I generally want to release some stress and need to shake it out. The twirls help, y’all. 😉
The premise is really simple, and you can bend or break the rules as you like:
➡️ TRY NOT TO DO PIROUETTES THE WAY YOU USUALLY DO… that’s it!
And I’m talking about all the qualities:
✊🏼 The way you grip the pole
👋🏼 Where/how you release the pole
➡️ Where you apply pull/push forces
👀 Where you’re looking
🎚 What level you’re moving at
🚆 What speed you’re moving at
🔄 Which direction you’re going
👣 What you’re feet are doing
🛑 Where/how you pause
🌊 Your movement quality, texture, shapes…
… I could keep going
What do you KNOW about the way you do it, or the way it’s demonstrated, and what can you CHANGE?
When you’re first playing with this, of course the traditional pirouette and urge to do it the way you know… is going to show up, don’t worry, no buzzer is gonna ring blatantly exposing your error. 🚨🚨🚨 It’s all good.
Also, coming back to your “normal” pirouettes after will give them a boost!
(This is because everything will be more “awake” and “online” after this)
But, really try, PLAYFULLY, with curiosity!, and enjoyment!, to challenge your turns.
Take risks. Let yourself miss, stumble, look awkward. Problem solve in the moment. Make a puzzle and try and resolve it.
Do something cool you discovered over and over again! Then remix it!
Sure, you may find a deep pocket of flow state somewhere along the way, but this game works well open-ended, your movement doesn’t have to be super continuous.
Anyway, I had a blast last night. And it reminded me how much I love this style of pole dancing.
Long live the pirouette… and f*ck it up!