When you are standing and you allow your center of gravity to wander until it’s not over your feet any more, then you start to fall in that direction (Woodhull A. CQ/CI)
This is something that I should think about whilst doing my small dance as I think that it would help me to relax into the fall more and it will help me to not overthink the movement. Whilst in my small dance I find that I pre-empt what I am about to do. Thinking about putting my centre over my feet will definitely help me to think less about the movement and to let my body go with my centre.
The center of gravity can move around 6 or 8 inches from its standard position in the body (Woodhull A. CQ/CI)
I found this to be rather interesting, I didn’t realise that our centre of gravity could move at all and I think that this will help me to be able to centre myself whilst giving and receiving weight. Whilst receiving weight I always struggle to centre myself as I am usually off balance and my centre is not over my feet, because of this I have found myself struggling to take peoples weight in a safe manner. However, knowing that my centre of gravity can move such a large amount I think that this will help me in being able to receive another person’s weight as I will be able to trust that my centre will have moved with me and that I will be able to balance whilst supporting the other person’s weight.
Woodhull A. Center of Gravity. Contact Quarterly/ Contact Improvisation Sourcebook I, Vol. 4. Pp. 43-48.