Textual Analysis Of Group Interaction

Like last class, we started with an exercise, “rolling” our body down to our hips and hanging it from side to side. After that, we talked about our QCQs and how we understood and reacted to them. Most of that time was about presenting ourselves through conversation and other social methods in and out of class and theater. For me, I interpreted dancing as a pretty good way to show how we feel and act.
From there, we played a game in which each person in the circle had to say an object or thing they would bring to California (ignoring the fact that they are already there) which had the same initial as their first name; however, they would also have to say what every person before them would bring too. By the time I had to tell them my object, I had to recite what half the class had already brought with them and, after saying my word, “magazine,” I tried to connect what everyone else wanted to bring with a thinly linked story. For example, I kept the water brought by one classmate …show more content…
While I was used to talking with people whose company I did not really enjoy, I felt a little uncomfortable as I was unfamiliar with most of these situations. Luckily, this game was short as we got into groups where we had to control how many points on the stage we were touching. In a group of three, we lifted our legs, put our hands on the floor and sat on each other to keep our points consistent with the ones the teacher wanted us to have on the floor. I felt a little guilty since I didn’t carry anyone or have them sit on my back like the other member in my group who, luckily, didn’t have to do this for long as we got into pairs to play the last game of the day. For this, we had to mirror each other's movements and expressions, which got confusing since it wasn’t clear who was mirroring