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Ian Pringle. Cake Theatre Workshops

We have trained across most Dance disciplines with a major focus on contemporary dance and physical theatre techniques.

We are long term practitioners of Yoga from Hatha to Astanga, and Chinese martial arts from Taiji (Chen Man Ching form) to Chow Gar........and we climb rocks and run around outside a lot! The ideas and exercises that you will find in this section contain elements of all of the above and more. We are committed to and are passionate about ongoing training and the development of the body in and for performance.

Physical work can cause injuries when not approached with care and attention to detail. It's important to instill an awareness of movement language and disciplines as soon as possible if you want to get into some of the more advanced work on this site....

Make sure that you and your group are aware of basic alignment principles when they are working so that they do not cause themselves or each other any damage.

Make sure that you and your group are aware of the core strength principles outlined in the section on core stability

And as always.... don't take our word for it - test it and try it yourself... and reflect back.....

and if you haven't signed up yet, here's a taster of what's in here....

From 'Partnering' - Mirroring

Ask your group to get into pairs, ask them to name themselves A and B and stand 1/2 a metre apart, facing each other. Each pair is given the instruction that they are to imagine they are joined together by something ( beam of light, rods of steel etc.... whatever you think might take their fancy). Whatever you choose, these 'bonds' should remain the same length at all times. To begin with, work with partner A leading and both partners imagining the rods are attached at the shoulders. Partner A initiates movement and Partner B responds. Remember that the bonds are solid so a forward movement from A will result in a backward movement from B.

Give your group a good long crack at this, resisting the temptation to stop the exercise when they start to get bored...