3. Umbrel'hat... initial idea
- On a very rainy day, I went back home seeing one guy
playing with his umbrella in the street. It made me think of
Gene Kelly in Singin' in the rain.
- Umbrel'hat started like this : a hat, an umbrella and a
reference to a famous American movie.
- I reframed the initial idea, a musical indoor dance class, to
a modern gym, cardio and stretching class : Umbrel'hat. 3
4. What Umbrel'hat isn't ?
- A Singin' in the rain copy / paste choreography
- A musical or dance class.
- A new kind of dance
- A new sport, demanding 3-times-a-week sessions
- A sport for already-trained people
- A sport with impossible-to-understand rules
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5. Umbrel'hat... concept
- A group : a teacher & participants
- Anywhere... a park, a garden, a square, a field, a beach
- 45-minute sessions
- A melt of gym, stretching, dance, cardio-training
- No special training required 5
6. The Umbrel'hat session...
- 15 minutes : stretching exercises with a closed umbrella
- 15 minutes : choreographies with an open umbrella
● Launching it in the air, arm rotations, quick open-close...
- 15 minutes : choreographies with the umbrella & the hat
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Bigger movements, steps, jumps, running... energic music 6
7. Benefits of Umbrel'hat
- A free cross-discipline sport
- Muscle stretching, cardio-training
- Memorization of choreographies and exercises
- Better body coordination
- Outdoor activity - breathing fresh air
- Not too long sessions, easy-to-include in our schedule
- Meeting new people
- Use of daily-used tools
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8. Umbrel'hat
● Copyrights...
- Slide 3 : Gene Kelly dancing in Singin' in the rain
- Slide 5 : Rothamsted Park (UK), Grande Anse beach
(Guadeloupe Island), Central Park (NYC)
- Slide 6 : Stretching drawings from the website
www.abatonsrompus.com
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