Skinner Releasing Technique

   On Tuesday 18th January, we had a Skinner Releasing Technique led by Florence Peake . It was very interesting and it left me with a lot to think about. We explored skull on strings amongst other things. The following week we had our second session which looked more into images and breath as white mist. The third lesson stood out the most to me. We continued to work with marionette strings. From the skull, the base of the middle finger and your knees. We allowed the strings to appear and dissolve and let us control our body parts and take us to sitting/standing. We also began looking at different images. Lying in a hammock suspended 2 small trees/clouds/in space. The idea was to have the image of melting into the hammock, back curving. I found it helpful that we were lying down for this image as it was easier to focus on just the imagery without having to think about correct placement of the spine. The other thing I like about the Skinner Releasing Technique images is that they give a clearer picture and understanding to the dancers.