How often do you just put on a song and let your body do whatever it wants—no plan, no pressure, just you flowing into the music?
For me, that’s the heart of improvisation.
Sure, if you commit and take the time, you can learn pretty much any combo, any sequence, any style of movement. Technique, drills, choreography—all of that is something we can learn. But improv… improv is another layer. It’s vulnerable. It’s honest. It asks you to listen to yourself, not just the music.
What I love about dancing is that moment where there’s no right or wrong, no fixed direction, no destination to reach. It’s just being. Just reacting—music to emotion, emotion to movement, movement to whatever’s happening inside. And the more experience and technique you build, the more freedom you have to explore that inner landscape.
That’s what improvisation means to me.
What about you? How do you experience those moments when you just let go?