Legs then gently rise as torsos arch and tilt forward. Pushing their bodies out, the quartet lifts off the platform and sways back and forth suspended by the ropes. Maybe make the jump smaller, or try pushing out more. It takes a few more tries before the dancer finally does the move without snagging her foot. The performers then shift to another sequence, where they're supposed to spiral in and out of the platform's center.
New difficulties arise when some of the dancers nearly bump into one other.
Working with the harness has its own laws. So I'm starting with the physical principles of what's possible. And the magic begins when it gets to something symbolic. Sounds a bit like mixing science with sorcery. It's certainly about turning the ordinary into something extraordinary.