124: Harnessing Energy through Movement — Billy Siegenfeld

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This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews Billy Siegenfeld, Founder of <a href= "https://jumprhythm.org/">Jump Rhythm</a>, creator of the Standing Down Straight technique, and a myriad of other things — playwright, choreographer, music arranger, performer, director, professor, and much more. Billy received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and a graduate degree in jazz studies from New York University. As a professor at Northwestern University, Billy is a Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence in the Department of Theatre. Jump Rhythm is a multiple-Emmy Award winning performance and teaching company that is a manifestation of Billy’s Standing Down Straight technique. This form teaches its performers to utilize “primal human behavior,” which taps into the mental and physical energy of the performers and teaches performers to not fight against gravity while dancing. On the podcast, Billy lays out his technique in full and explains in detail how his form can benefit people from all walks of life — not just dancers. Moving Quotes: "Primal human behavior is the behavior coming from the inside of us, unedited. It is our energy — our physical and emotional energies... So much of our art is created by these energies." "One of the hardest things in the world is letting the body let go. We're all under pressure. My technique is just telling our bodies to slow down." "When we're too much in the grip of having to 'make it' and succeed, what's more needed is just figuring out how to slow tha

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124: Harnessing Energy through Movement — Billy Siegenfeld

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