Walk before you run

Jack Webb's Blog | Wednesday, 12 November, 2008|

Yesterday was the first rehearsal for 'YOU, EXCEPT BROKEN'. Svenja and I were supposed to rehearse the evening before but in the end we decided not to because Svenja was exhausted and the piece is quite tough on our bodies, so we decided it was for the best.

Anyway, yesterday we rehearsed at Dance Base bcause we needed a bigger space for the section that we wanted to rehearse. The piece consists of three sections, the third being particularly tough because we run alot.

I never run as a form of exercise because I find it to be too tough on my joints and shins and yesterday we were running alot so now my shins are a bit sore :(

I think it is a combination of a couple of things. First of all I am using the worst shoes in the world at the moment, they are too flat and don't absorb any impact so I'm not doing myself any favours there. But most importantly, I think it is my technique of running, I need to learn how to do it properly, it's not as simple as just doing it, but I think I need to work on softer impact and rolling the floor a bit more. We'll see.

In the piece we wear shoes, so we're ordering some really nice shoes that we found that will be great for the piece.

Last week, I went into a photography studio with my friend Anna who is studying photography. She took some photos of me dancing and they turned out pretty good. She is talented and I think she is becoming a wonderful photographer. Below are two of the photos she took.