Explore the art and technique of this shaping style, advance from practice to artistry, and learn to incorporate shapes into writing exercises and games.

Raise energy from the ground to power shaping with symmetry and movement. Learn five different ways to make shapes, compare options, and refine your pose through video self-analysis.

Engage in solo practice to create a side shape for canvas size, aligning it with your forward and back shapes to develop shaping skills.

In partnered practice, learners create a side shape and a complimentary shape, guiding forward and back movements and having followers follow the shapes.

Explore walking and shapes through callouts, sheet cues, and block transitions to practice repeating actions and build rhythm, while considering the relationship between happiness and here and now.

Practice solo shaping to shape wax for halftime practice, emphasizing a single time shape approach.

Practice partnered routines to shape through halftime walks and eight-beat patterns, guiding performers to maintain precise shape across single-time movements.

Explore how two different shapes and arm movements drive transitions in a partner-dance game, highlighting leading and following dynamics and how shifts between colors and positions shape the routine.

solo practice transitions between two four-beat sections and selects two new shapes to guide the flow of shaping.

Practice with a partner demonstrates how leads and follows transition between two complementary shapes to create new shapes. Explore how different leaders influence the same shapes and produce varied outcomes.

Explore transitioning between two shapes, from flat to undulating, using slow, fluid dragging and shared energy while listening and working together to shape movement.

Practice solo drape and drag transitions to move into neutral and deliver a clean hit during shaping.

Master partnered practice to transition from dragged to neutral, using undulating movements to try it and melt.

Explore contra walking, a technique that blends upper-body sway with a twist of the torso and leg-driven motion to generate energy from a grounded standing leg.

Learn a contra theraband tutorial that guides you through proper strap handling, articulating finger and shoulder posture, and achieving a controlled stretch and notable sensation.

Practice solo technique by balancing on one foot, performing contra twists, and switching feet, as Ruth demonstrates a Sarabande in this shaping-focused session.

Perform a partnered practice that alternates standing on one foot, Contra twists, and switching halftime walking with the Contra on a single time.

Bring together partner work by syncing your lower and upper body, maintaining a consistent energy flow, grounding from the floor, and staying connected to your partner through paced, energy-aware movements.

Review the inspiration and the various ideas referenced, revisit the books and pictures discussed, and summarize the key points we went over in this course conclusion.