The internet seemed curious about how I use movement to cast spells. Here is what it looks like, though I should have moved back a little bit so you can see the full movements.
(Still a bit conscious of the camera.)
What I'm doing here is creating lines with my body that mimic the lines in the sigil I based the movements on. When I'm making a sigil, sometimes a song will come to mind for me to dance to and I will use that song for the work. This informs the lines that I make in the pen and paper version.
The one I'm basing my movements off of is below:
You can see where I'm creating angles, swirls, and the isolated boxes into a 3D shape with my hands, using the shape of my palms like a calligraphic brush.
I have an internal system of gesture that I use for these kinds of pieces that's somewhat hard to explain, but there is a little bit of pantomime as well. You see it sometimes in my performed choreo, but I try to keep myself from doing too much woo on the stage unless its that kind of show.
The US government's misinterpretation of peaceful protests enacted by the Native American Ghost Dance Movement in the 1880s serve as a poignant reminder of the consequences of prejudice and cultural misunderstanding.
Founded by a spiritual leader who preached pacifism and prophesized the restoration of the Native American way of life, the movement believed that through spiritual rituals, they could hasten the arrival of a new era and alleviate their suffering at the hands of their colonizers.
Fear and suspicion among government officials led them to perceive communal gatherings as precursors to rebellion, deeming them a threat to regional stability. This misperception tragically culminated in the devastating Wounded Knee Massacre.