FFTT Final Project – Overview of Process – Stretch & Flow

This project came out of teaching a lot of stretch classes over the last year. I’d noticed that the more people could see how the stretching applied to their other movement practices the more involved with it they were. So I wanted to find a way to take some of what I do in these stretch classes and incorporate more movement. I liked the idea of adding a loop at the end to finish the class off, using positions and movement we had focused on in the class and then encouraging people to use some of the more transition elements as more focus on flow in the loop was created. I also really like that it is so easy to incorporate breath, I’m a postpartum Mum and learning how to breath and breath throughout my movement has been incredibly valuable to me.

It was challenging finding ways to link together certain stretches to create smooth transitions between elements. It was also hard to pick what movements to focus on that could then be incorporated into a loop that wouldn’t have asymmetries. I am really happy with how it ended up working out in the end.

My project gives ideas for how movement used in stretches can be applicable for other movement practices but most specifically dance. It also introduces people to some new ways of movement and thinking about movement.

For something I would do differently, I would bring more awareness to going more to an end range in the initial movement portion and that in the loop this wasn’t as necessary and instead to move to a point before the end to have more ease of flow.

I really like this style of incorporating stretching positions and getting more of a whole body stretch. Time just flies. I find incorporating my breath is more natural in this style of movement because it goes with the movement.

FFTT Final Project – Summary – Stretch & Flow

For my project I took inspiration from my stretch classes and made a class concept using elements from the classes but creating more continuous movement. This is to show how elements from stretching can be incorporated into other movement practices. So in the video we get a bit of stretch and flow it altogether.