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Week 6- Cierra Torres Movement


This Friday I went to my First Playground LA Class, Heels! This is a Dance studio in LA that is an iconic spot on Melrose, you see the “PLAY” letters and automatically know. I have always wanted to take classes here and my friend finally made us take the 2 hour traffic filled drive, and we took two classes, 6-7:30pm and 9-10pm. 

It is one Large Studio filled with reds, from above lights, and lights above the speakers as seen in the Left of this photo. I make sure to take a moment of gratitude when i do something little Cierra always wanted to do, and in these red lights, i noticed all the other people in the room and how their bodies welcomed the warmth of the red and how their movement was informed by the red, shadowing over every move. For example, in this photo the white top has red slowly creeping over their shoulder as they’re about to walk in the center of the room, take their space and dance. Since these classes were heels, the red helped me feel the  feelings of connection, sensuality, and focus! This photo makes me feel stage ready, something about having lights with a color makes me connect stage energy with class energy and how they should be the same. These lights even helped me lock in, focus and perform better.

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  1. Lonnie AlcarazNovember 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM

    Wonderful post. I find most performers inhabit their roles even more when they first step into tech and into light. It is not only a way to tell a story for the audience but a way for the performers to connect with the dance.

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