I always start with a collective warm up and on my first rehearsal we started with a focus on the breath. We spend most of the rehearsal doing some basic experiments with breath and ended up working in pairs. From there we worked on creating duets and one trio with the only instruction that the movement had to feel good. The dancers could decide to make a partner duet or make a phrase together. These duets had a strong sense of presence and attention to body and relationship. In the next rehearsal I started to put the material together and manipulated it minimally, mostly through speed and spacing. It was a satisfying and moving experience to work with the group. I was hoping to give them material that they could rest in at some point in the piece.