11.25.2013

Big Boy Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Big Boy Walk (inspired by the wonderful Dick Tracy Villain)
Head - Bobs a bit with each step
Chest - bent inward gives a little to allow for breathing
Hips - move downward on the contact frame
Legs - constantly bent with a higher than normal foot drop before the contact frame
Feet - pound a bit heavy with each step with a smattering of heel roll and toe roll to loosen them up
Arms - stay bent for the majority of the movement with a little overlap and slight break
Hands - slight overlap and follow through


11.24.2013

That Dame Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is all about that Dame!
Head - straight forward sways with the movement of the chest
Chest - compresses and stretches with each sway of the hips
Hips - Sway up and over and back and over with each step really moving the weight of the hips
Legs - follow and balance out the movement from the hips
Feet - a bit of over exaggerated toes to add more readability to the steps
Arms - sway with the hips a bit more subtle to keep the focus on the the hips
Hands - overlap and follow through from the movement of the arms right hand fingers a little more exaggerated to offset less movement in that arm but keep it interesting


Old Man Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is an Old Man Walk.
Head - gives out a little with each step and pulls back with anticipation for the next
Chest - pulls up on the foot lift and squashes down on the step
Hips - a bit of up and down and side to side rotate
Legs - slow with a bit of give on the down step
Feet - slow and rotated out
Arms - stay bent while moving opposite the leg
Hands - follow through from the arms with a bit of extra overlap and follow through in the fingers and thumbs


11.22.2013

Minister of Silly Walks Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Minister of Silly Walks Walk.
Head - dips in and pulls back
Chest - anticipates the big leg movement and then follows through
Hips - pull back to allow for a big step then settles
Legs - Left Leg makes big step then stutter step Right leg makes set to allow for balance
Feet - stutter a bit after the big step
Arms - unexaggerated swing opposite there respective leg
Hands - follow through and overlap from the arms


11.21.2013

Holy Grail Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Holy Grail Walk.
Head - drags forward and pulls back with the motion from the chest
Chest - Leans in to the foot plant and pulls back in anticipation of the next
Hips - offset the chest and allow for the leg movement
Legs - Right leg leads the action Left Leg follows
Feet - Right foot hits a bit hard Left foot plays catch-up
Arms - held into the chest as if gripping a horses reins with a bit of overlap and follow through from the movement of the chest
Hands - drag and overlap from the arm movement


11.20.2013

Sumo Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Sumo Walk.
Head - looks left then right and down
Chest - slight in and out to allow for breathing
Hips - rotate up and back on the big step slight rotate on the second and then settles
Legs - right leg pulls up high for a bit stretch step left leg settle steps to keep balance
Feet - little bit of back rotate and floppy toes
Arms - focused on staying on the thighs with some overlap and then settle into position
Hands - follow through from the arms lift off the thighs then settle back then get into form


11.19.2013

Toss Back Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Toss Back Walk!
Head - bobs on half the timing of the rest of the walk
Chest - light in and out movement
Hips - a little bouncy up and down with rotate
Legs - little bouncy steps
Feet - back rotate with floppy toes
Arms - circular chuck movements with follow through left and right during the toss
Hands - overlap the movement of the arms and pull back and follow through on the toss