In addition to all the normal things that we encounter while developing a form....incorporating a variety of techniques...trying to find flow and harmony...maximizing speed and power...looking super cool...showing off your skills...incorporating things you need to work on......
...well...in a double form, you now have another person and a complete second form to consider along with all of these same things.
When working alone, the tweeks, the adjustments, the additions, the deletions....are all fairly straight forward (the process that is). You find something that needs fixing...you figure out the problem...you come up with a solution...and voila!!! (kidding....I know it's not quite THAT simple...lol).
But it DEFINITELY isn't that simple when your form is intertwined with someone else's. There are occasions where I might want to make a "simple" tweek here or there....or maybe I want to just delete a particular step that isn't really working for me....but doing that might actually cause a waterfall of problems for my partner. One little "fix" for me might mean that, as a pair, we are no longer aligned properly...or our timing is off....or, or, or....so not so straightforward.
We are also noticing that we seem to have different "stubborn" spots. The things I am finding difficult are things my partner doesn't seem to have any issues with...and vice versa. This is important because it is challenging us to not give up so easily on different techniques or transitions. We know it's possible...because our partner has figured it out...and we just have to figure out the way for ourselves.
Working with a partner has added a completely new level of "eye of detail" for me. And to be honest, it's really kind of exciting.
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