She hands out colored streamers, and the students cross the studio, dipping at the knees, whirling their arms, twirling the orange, purple and green fabric. Someone calls out that she feels like a roller coaster, and Kaufmann agrees. Everyone is flushed and grinning. There's also the creative benefit of the students seeing themselves as having imagination. Kaufmann looks out over the room, regarding the colorful roller coasters.
Some dancers think so much in terms of complex patterns.
There's so much beauty in simplicity. Maria Healey, M.F.A. '92, lives in Missoula.