Diane Louise Jordan has the first of three dance sessions inspired by changes to pond life in Spring, including microscopic organisms and surface skaters.

How pond scum could become the hero of our eating ... Green algae on the surface of the water This means we can grow these organisms in cities and towns. Microalgae can even be grown in space ...

And as she's discovered, there's a lot of it. This is water from a garden pond in Bushwick, Brooklyn. It contains single-celled organisms called coleps which are caught up in a dance. It almost ...