Week 8 Prions and Movement

This week a guest speaker came in and spoke to us about muscles and their anatomy and physiology. After this, another guest came in and danced with us, emphasizing on detail of movement. For this week’s assignment, we are to portray prions through movement. While initially I did a dance using my full body, I felt as though I needed to be more detailed to truly grasp the synchronization, so I moved onto using only my upper body. For the music in the background, I chose a Chopin song because of its demented nature. Initially in my ‘dance,’ my hands flowed together, unified and consistent. As the song progressed, my hands began to lose synchronization and recognizable rhythm. This represented how prions start out originally not harmful, however when one becomes misfolded, it can spread.