The Key to the Heart
February 14th, Valentine's Day. Also the second and last day of the public workshop. As a warm-up, they did the rolling of the spine on...
Stillness That Lives
Day 1 of the public workshop by Amy and Hino sensei. Despite the fact that February is a hard month to gather people for an event like...
Day 10: Never Ending Journey
So February 12th was the last day for the studio work between Amy and Hino sensei. It was more or less like the previous day. In the...
Day 9: Practice Hard and Light
It was a special day today. First of all, it was sunny, and the sky was refreshingly blue with patches of cotton candy clouds. Secondly,...
Day 8: Do It For Real
While waiting for others in the lobby of Chassé Dance Studios this morning, I saw a group of mothers with thier babies huddling. Right...
Day 7: What Is Beautiful?
Woke up around 8am and looked out the window of my apartment. There were towering clouds just above the high-rise buildings. The rising...
Day 6: Practice, Practice, Practice!
There was some errand for me to run in the morning, so I came into the studio a little later than usual, around 11:30am. Amy was working...
Interview with Akira Hino part 1
In Amsterdam, February 6th, 2016
Day 5: How to Practice Expression
Today was the last day of the first week. 10am to 4pm. Amy and Hino sensei focused on connecting and relationship. In Hino sensei's work,...
Day 4: "Meaning of Technique"
Today was Hino sensei's birthday. When I asked him how old he turned to, he said, "68." I was somehow taken aback by the number, not just...
