From reading, Landscape of the Now I found tracking easy, all you do is remember what you did and try not to repeat the same movement. When put into context it’s difficult. These tasks were to help us understand tracking:
1) In partners write down the movements that the other improvises
2) Improvise while one shouts out movements to include
3) Task 2, but as a duet
4) Improvise across the space and don’t repeat the same movement
5) Task 4, but changing the speed from 0-11 with the average being 5
6) Improvise and saying a movement on what you are going to do
Through doing these tasks I taught myself that I stick to an average speed when improvising, because I feel more in control on what I am doing and what I will do next. Although when told to go at a faster pace I found it easier and I did not have time to think because my body took over instead of my mind. Why was it easier? I still don’t 100% know why, but I know that movements that you would not normal do come out when you’re put under pressure.
In contrast with myself saying I feel more in control when at an average speed, I found it hard to improvise at a slow speed in the improvised jam. However, with being on the floor for a long amount of time I felt restricted and struggled with what I could do next.
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