contraction 

"Every time you breathe life in or expel it is a release or a contraction." that what Martha Graham wrote, A contraction start from the hip and it's like some pulling everything in to up back. Martha Graham uses this lot in her dances.

• Explore the different levels of the contraction(sitting,standing)

• Connect it to personal experiences.

• Focus on lengthening the spine 

• The space around the body 

• Use the contraction as an impulse for shaping a movement.

what physically happens in a contraction

 starting on the base of the spine and the pubic bone, the muscle contraction help with breathing pull the center of the body upwards also 

a contraction is a dynamic action 

Martha Graham said "which makes rippling circles when it hits."