Crossing Borders: A Courageous Step

Who would not agree that stepping in front of a class, in front of the individual students, can be associated with a state of suspense that arises even after decades of professional activity? Although this may be true of other professions, what is particular to our profession is the need for extensive cooperation and dialogue with the participants. This is the prerequisite that makes the mutual artistic and creative process in eurhythmics possible in the first place. You might well ask from what dynamic does this suspense arise... It’s simply the certainty that in teaching eurhythmics, we will be faced with the unknown, with challenges of self- transcendence, of surprises, of demands upon our courage to face and overcome limitations. In fact, we can say that “Crossing Borders” is the sine qua non of both the teaching and learning of eurhythmics. From its beginnings, this practice had to do with the unknown territory of self- actualisation, and this expansion of the self is inherent in its methodology, one that will always involve overcoming boundaries.