My 5 'what ifs' and Shakespeare

My five 'what ifs' consist of: # Standing on one leg for a period of time, 'what if' I stood on one leg, how long will I last? # Walking the perameters of the room, as if I'm on a tightrope, 'what if' I pretend I'm on a tightrope? # Walking on my tiptoes without taking my feet off the floor, 'what if' I tiptoe but without taking my feet off the ground? # Sliding along on my back, 'what if' I slide on my back sideways as opposed to vertically? # Separating my toes as I walk, 'what if' I separate my toes, how does this affect my walking? I have thoroughly enjoyed studying Shakespeare, all of the different techniques helped in their own way :) Text mining particularly because it helped me shaped my character. Normally I struggle with character development, I never normally know how to dig deep and find their real emotion. Singing surprisingly helped, both with confidence and understanding the words that are being used within the script. The sessions with Dan had good techniques, such as the breathing exercises. This made me fully aware of my breathing and that I was breathing in between sentences, which I wouldn't do normally. Although I knew of iambic pentameter, I was not aware of how it affected the way I say sentences. All in all, I will be taking all of these techniques on board for future scripts and hopefully imporve my process of acting and understanding the text :) Peace out :)