This blog begins after we, (da kidz and I), have been working (playing) since July of this year. They are getting to be regular pros at the same improv games that adults find challenging. So I am pushing them into new territory that requires quicker thinking. One of our exercises I will call the "5 W's" (Who, What, Where, etc.) entails answering as quickly as you can to my question: "WHO?" or "WHAT?" What's the answer? Whatever comes to mind. This is not an easy task. Try playing it with your kid this week. The brain will leap in and judge in a millisecond. The challenge is to get past that nano-second to whatever wants to come out of your mouth. Then we take some of the funny, creative answers and put them on their feet. On Saturday they found themselves improving Lady Gaga and Fleur (Har Har - thanks, Jessica) in the public bathroom fixing toilets at a Lady Gaga concert. It's refreshing to think that Lady Gaga will use the public restroom at her own concert.
Thanks to Caitlyn, Sasha, and Derrick, we now know that a Babala Vedix is a type of bird that walks on land and swims through the air. Hey, you never know when this knowledge will come in handy.
I could write endlessly of the talent, courage and creativity that they all have. Don't worry, I will. But I'd like to share something else. A new student joined us this week. Can you imagine how it feels to be new in a class where you are constantly asked to think on your feet, perform, and enter into games, (that everyone else already knows how to play), in a group that has been bonding for about four months now? It could have gone many ways. But this class? There was a collective and unison "HELLO" as they swooped her up and brought her into the fold.
This is Community. That is gold. Those are your kids.
See you next week,
Fleur
PS. "Who?"
You thought too long.
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