We teach a class called Recognizing Type.
Recognizing Type is Dyadic’s class in type recognition, taught online by a member of our team using Zoom. It’s a three-hour class, taught in the evening, after work. It’s limited to ten students to facilitate discussion.
The class covers all of the Dyadic types, not just the ones that get the most attention in the arts. Students examine the natural strengths and inclinations of each type. They also learn how to analyze someone’s posture, gait, dress, build, and behavior to determine their type.
Students analyze real-world examples.
There are three different types of Nymphs in the video below. All three Foxes are dancing, but they’re not all Dancing Foxes. What are their specific types? How can you tell? Which type of Nymph is in front, and why?
These are the kinds of questions students can answer after taking the Recognizing Type class. By reviewing examples from history, the arts, contemporary culture, and their own experience, they learn how to recognize other people’s types.
By way of explanation, here are the answers to those questions:
- The Fox on the left, Lara, is a Singing Fox. How do we know? She dances flat-footed, with smooth movements. She’s dressed in elegant black, and she’s the most covered-up. In the group’s music video, she does most of the singing.
- The Fox in the middle, Ofee, is a Dancing Fox. How do we know? She dances on her toes, with bouncy movements. She wears shorts that show off her legs. She leads because her feminine energy is the most intense, and dancing is a feminine domain.
- The Fox on the right, Nanou, is a Hunting Fox. How do we know? She dances athletically, with strong movements. She wears a top that shows off her “six-pack.” She obviously likes to dance, but her energetic center of gravity lies in athletic pursuits.
It involves role-playing and discussion.
Before class, each student determines his or her own type, by taking Dyadic’s online test and also reviewing the various male or female types to see which one resonates with them most.
During class, students role-play people of different types than their own, trying to act and speak as people of those types would in different situations. The subsequent discussions are lively and fun.
