First week over!

I ended up in this class by the miracle of being on Banner at just the right time. I had actually been planning on taking the Indonesian Gamelan class this semester in hopes of knocking out the first credit of my GER 6. I had signed up for it last semester and I was totally psyched to be in that class, until I found out that I was at the same time that I was going to have cheerleading practices every week. So, it was not to be. But I didn't want to give up so easily on my quest for GER 6. So I sat down and started to surf Banner once again, and I came across ICAP. I had originally told myself I wasn't interested in taking a dance class for GER because I wasn't at all interested in the Modern Dance class, but after reading the descripton for ICAP, I was intrigued. And alas, there was but one slot left in the class. So here I am.

I think that this class is going to be a great complement to my Anthropology Major, and is an apt replacement for gamelan. I was pretty nervous coming into my first day of class, especially since I had missed the first class, but the atmosphere was immediately calming, as I realized we were all feeling a little awkward and out of place in this new cultural experience.

My favorite part of the class so far has definately been all the stretching we do. As a cheerleader, I'm always looking for ways to increase my flexibility, and in class we have been exploring some new ways of stretching that I've never been exposed to. I was also shocked at the new muscles I felt burning. It's really interesting to me that doing these simple, and seemingly tranquil movements can work out muscles that I've never really thought of using before.

I look forward to learning more about the cultural aspects of performance and mastering all this foreign terminology as we go along. This should definately be a class unlike I've ever taken before.