Far, Mid, and Near

In dance class, we practiced reaching far, mid, and near. Far reach consists of reaching beyond the movement and long gating the steps. Taking it a step further and dancing full out. Mid reach is the space around you. It’s kind of like dancing in a box. You only dance as far as your fingers and arms will take you. Near, however, is dancing under yourself.  No traveling needed and no outreach of the arms or legs. Combining far, mid, and near reach would give you oppositional tension. An example of that would be during the warm-up in class when we do flat backs.