Jennifer Hong
Class Description: Orient 迷 (Mi2)
When we are lost, how do we find our way? And when we always know where we are, how do we lose ourselves in order to discover new pathways? This workshop will start with orientation of the self through a tuning into the perfectly imperfect rhythm of one’s unique breath. From a state of parasympathetic relaxation, we will orient ourselves to our dance with ourselves, each other, and the world around us.
"Mi" (迷) in Chinese means "confused" or "lost," essentially representing a state of bewilderment or being unsure about something; it can also be used to describe being deeply fascinated by something, like a fanatical interest.
Key points about "Mi":
Pronunciation: "mí" (in pinyin)
Common usage:
迷路 (mí lù) - to be lost (on the way)
迷惑 (mí huò) - to confuse, bewilder
着迷 (zhuó mí) - to be fascinated b
Jennifer Hong (洪慧珍) BA in Chinese, Reed College Portland, OR, 2000. MFA in experimental choreography, UC Riverside, 2020. She has danced with many choreographers in Portland and Los Angeles: Minh Tran + Co, Laurel Jenkins, Rashaun + Silas, and Rosanna Tavarez, among many others. Major influences include Anna Halprin and Frey Faust, founder of The Axis Syllabus©. An initiated student of the Teacher/Wong Loh Sin See 黃老先師 of the Chee Choong 慈忠Temple in Malaysia, a Daoist/Confucian/Buddhist practice, she synthesizes spiritual, artistic, and scientific elements into her work and life. She co-facilitates the Santa Monica Contact Improv Jam and has taught CI and dance as a guest lecturer at UCLA, CalArts, CSULA, USC Gloria Kaufman, Pieter Space, Middlebury, and UC Riverside.