Welcome to another fabulous semester of Stage Movement! We will begin to post our reading responses here again starting next week, and I'm so excited I will post this video of a not-so-famous virtuoso movement-centered clown, in anticipation of our future clowning unit. Enjoy, and again, welcome to class! ~Prof. Jenn

Taihenjutsu Cheat Sheet

Here's the collection of taihenjutsu we've done in class. Remember you need to have 5 of these minimum (max: all of them!) in your Clownlympics events.   ~Prof. Jenn
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Taihenjutsu Cheat Sheet      Stage Movement/Combat Class                Jenn Zuko Boughn

Falls

forward

backward

swoon/side

Captain Kirk

Rolls

forward

backward

side

Jenn being thrown in a martial arts test, 2009 (air break fall)

forward rolling breakfall

(crucifix)

-ball & bowl rolling to work up to em

Isolation

pushes with indication

pushes into falls and rolls

Locomotor

walk

run

leap

gallop/chasse

skip

Jumps

straight/punch

hop

leap

1-2 feet (assemblé)

2-1 feet (sissone)

tuck

straddle

gingerbread man/Toyota

pike

(ninja)

-jumps into falls/rolls (smooth transitions from air to floor)