ABSTRACT
In a dance performance the audience may enter into new and strange situations in which the ordinary may take unexpected turns. To stimulate an open-minded view, teachers and dance makers should not explain the content of the performance in advance, because that will guide expectations in a specific direction. The author observes differences between children without preparation and children who attended several dance workshops, organised by the dance company. The goal of these workshops was to make them curious about the performance, but also to make them aware of various possibilities to express ideas in dance and options for interpretations. Many children showed their ability to see not just what was 'really' there. The children's interpretations were mostly labelled as thoughts about objects, animals, characters, activities or situations. The children without preparation were even more impressed by Alice than the prepared children.
