In Acquaintance we meet our partner face to face for the first time. We make friends and make a partnership. In the language of gesture this is the first time the partners touch their hands and look each other in the eyes.

"The partners face each other, holding hands, in pairs. Next they turn their backs to one another. This exercise is an organic way to develop self-consciousness. It says that one should appreciate the consciousness of others and see the good in the qualities they have, and the others should appreciate the good in us, in return. When the partners turn their backs, the one to the left is working on the good and the one to the right – on the truth. The center is between them. The center is love. When the partners are face to face, they move to that center, to love. Facing each other they make an ellipse. While back to each other, they make a hyperbola with the movements of their arms. The hyperbola is a method for solving big contradictions in life. It has two halves. This is the person divided, the two poles - male and female. Next, when they unite, the human being is created." (Beinsa Duno, Paneurhythmy, Sofia, 1938, p.81)

QUESTIONS

1. Text: Write in your own beautiful words a sentence/ essay/ poem about friendship.

2. Drawing: Draw a picture of Friendship. Draw an illustration to the exercise.

3. Questions: How do you make friends? How many friends do we need? What are friends about? What is the difference between a real-life friend and a virtual, over the net, friend?

4. Experience: Tell us of situations and experience when you have met for the first time one of your best friends. What was the feeling?

5. Imagination: Imagine when you turn face to face that you can glimpse into the eyes of your partner and see all the good in them, imagine they are the windows to his/her soul, two deep wells.

6. Affirmation: Write your positive affirmation on Acquaintance. For example: I can see the good in you.

7. Quotes: Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit (Aristotle). A friend is someone who sees through you and still enjoys the view (Wilma Askinas). You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you (Dale Carnegie). Find your own favourite quote for Acquaintance.