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thenearshore2018-01-25 10:58 pm
declamando) wrote in thenearshore2018-01-25 10:58 pm
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[open mingle] it's fine if i'm weak, it's fine if my fist is ordinary
Who: Maria and anyone who wants to show up!
When: October 8th
Where: Sparkle Motion Studio, in downtown Tokyo
What: A mingle log for the combative dance class Maria proposed a while ago. Feel free to toplevel and thread amongst yourselves as well as with her!
[It's been a few weeks since Maria asked for expressions of interest, but she's finally found the time to put the finishing touches on her class. There are some flyers around Tokyo in hopes she'll draw the attention of some Near Shore participants as well, but this first one is mainly for Far Shore people, and the flyers pinned up in noticeable places around the Heavens and posted in plain text on the BBS that morning are a sign of that.]
Combat Dance Class
October 9th, 6PM, Sparkle Motion Studio
Inspirations from capoeira, mixed martial arts, ballet, and many more!
All skill levels welcome, beginners encouraged
Group and one-on-one training
Personalised training regimens available on request
[The address of Sparkle Motion is posted at the bottom of the flyer, with a helpful map indicating nearby landmarks and streets. Maria will also have personally contacted anyone who previously expressed interest - she did promise to keep them up to date on it, after all.]
[Group Training]
[After everyone has arrived and is spaced out within the roomy, bright studio, Maria starts the class. The first moves are very simple ones to repeat - some stretches to promote flexibility when repeated regularly, some basic and graceful kicks and evasive rolls, and even a flip or two, though she warns that those might need working up to for anyone at the beginner stages. The moves all flow together cleanly, creating a consistent run of motion like a dance itself, and Maria singles them out one by one to make sure everyone understands. It's clear that she's intimately familiar with the movements, and experienced in both the sides of dance and melee combat.
But that's not always how it goes. Doing it wrong? Need a correction? Or doing it well enough that you could be an example to the people around you? Maria's not going to stop anyone helping out amongst themselves - it's part of why having a large group is so useful here.]
--
[One-on-one]
[Later in the class, Maria divides people into pairs, shuffling them every so often. You could end up with a friend, or someone you don't even know, or both in the space of about ten minutes. Pairs are instructed to practice strikes and evades in turn - one member strikes, one evades, then switch every minute or two. However, more creative uses for the one-on-one matchups are encouraged, such as developing the new techniques further or stringing them together in different ways to create new attack sequences and motions.
Just try not to argue over who's doing a better job, or Maria might need to step in.]
--
[Cool-down]
[The last few minutes of the class are dedicated to lower-impact stretches, more graceful and dance-adjacent than much of the rest of the movements, so everyone can get the tension out of their system. There's a table set up at the back of the room with water, sports drinks and fresh fruit for anyone who wants to hang around for a little while afterwards, either to discuss the class, rejuvenate before heading home, or just catch up with everyone else.
Maria will also be available to talk to during this time, for anyone interested in setting up a training regimen for themselves or requesting her training outside of the set classes. There's a timetable of the currently planned schedule - twice a week, with one morning and one afternoon class each of those days - on the wall behind the refreshments table.]
When: October 8th
Where: Sparkle Motion Studio, in downtown Tokyo
What: A mingle log for the combative dance class Maria proposed a while ago. Feel free to toplevel and thread amongst yourselves as well as with her!
[It's been a few weeks since Maria asked for expressions of interest, but she's finally found the time to put the finishing touches on her class. There are some flyers around Tokyo in hopes she'll draw the attention of some Near Shore participants as well, but this first one is mainly for Far Shore people, and the flyers pinned up in noticeable places around the Heavens and posted in plain text on the BBS that morning are a sign of that.]
October 9th, 6PM, Sparkle Motion Studio
Inspirations from capoeira, mixed martial arts, ballet, and many more!
All skill levels welcome, beginners encouraged
Group and one-on-one training
Personalised training regimens available on request
[The address of Sparkle Motion is posted at the bottom of the flyer, with a helpful map indicating nearby landmarks and streets. Maria will also have personally contacted anyone who previously expressed interest - she did promise to keep them up to date on it, after all.]
[Group Training]
[After everyone has arrived and is spaced out within the roomy, bright studio, Maria starts the class. The first moves are very simple ones to repeat - some stretches to promote flexibility when repeated regularly, some basic and graceful kicks and evasive rolls, and even a flip or two, though she warns that those might need working up to for anyone at the beginner stages. The moves all flow together cleanly, creating a consistent run of motion like a dance itself, and Maria singles them out one by one to make sure everyone understands. It's clear that she's intimately familiar with the movements, and experienced in both the sides of dance and melee combat.
But that's not always how it goes. Doing it wrong? Need a correction? Or doing it well enough that you could be an example to the people around you? Maria's not going to stop anyone helping out amongst themselves - it's part of why having a large group is so useful here.]
--
[One-on-one]
[Later in the class, Maria divides people into pairs, shuffling them every so often. You could end up with a friend, or someone you don't even know, or both in the space of about ten minutes. Pairs are instructed to practice strikes and evades in turn - one member strikes, one evades, then switch every minute or two. However, more creative uses for the one-on-one matchups are encouraged, such as developing the new techniques further or stringing them together in different ways to create new attack sequences and motions.
Just try not to argue over who's doing a better job, or Maria might need to step in.]
--
[Cool-down]
[The last few minutes of the class are dedicated to lower-impact stretches, more graceful and dance-adjacent than much of the rest of the movements, so everyone can get the tension out of their system. There's a table set up at the back of the room with water, sports drinks and fresh fruit for anyone who wants to hang around for a little while afterwards, either to discuss the class, rejuvenate before heading home, or just catch up with everyone else.
Maria will also be available to talk to during this time, for anyone interested in setting up a training regimen for themselves or requesting her training outside of the set classes. There's a timetable of the currently planned schedule - twice a week, with one morning and one afternoon class each of those days - on the wall behind the refreshments table.]
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[He lifts one hand in a gesture of amused resignation. Somewhere along the line this started to feel like Project: Death To Dignity, but hey. Guy's gotta start somewhere.]
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[Maria tends to lean towards spears and whips given her Armed Gears, but there's a lot of options she hasn't even tried either.
In any case, since Dust seems to have come to a decision, she gestures towards the front of the room again.]
Well, now that that's sorted out, let's get back to it. I can't leave everyone on the same routine all lesson.
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[Maria being his instructor is proving harder to come to terms with, in his own mind, than he expected. In part because he isn't used to taking instruction, period. In part because Maria, herself, being in a position of authority doesn't sit well. Not because of any flaws in her or problems he might have with her, he's sure of that... he honestly doesn't know what bothers him about this, if he's being fully honest.]
[But since it isn't Maria's fault, he doesn't say a word about it. He simply nods.] I think, for now, if I can run through each one to understand it, I can slow it down properly. And I won't let anyone get hurt from the full-power ones.
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[She's certainly always been prepared to make accommodations like that when starting a class like this, because there are a lot of people from different worlds and backgrounds here. She wasn't expecting all of them to adjust immediately.
She does have to accommodate both ways, though, so she nods to the space around the middle of the room as she starts to head back up to the front.]
It might be better to do the run-throughs back here, though, and then rejoin the group straight after - not everyone knows you well here, so it'll help any newcomers to this sort of thing not get nervous about it.
[It at least means Dust doesn't have to relegate himself to the back for it, but it allows for more comfort for those who aren't used to having combat happening around them, so she figures it's the best way to keep both parties comfortable.]
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[With a little nod, Dust lets her get back to the front as he moves to the more open space in the middle.]