22/4/14 dance with sam

Sams Lesson

Dance

For unit 50 also, I have to show well I responded to a stimulus. To do this, I performed in America. I had to play a Latino American and had to be really sexy and raunchy. I definitely felt that at the start of the song, I was really into my character, but towards the end of the dance, I thought it faded, just because of my confidence. 

For unit 50 I choreogrpahed 'The Future is Bright'. To get ideas, I researched the orignal cast version and looked at the different styles they used. It's very Fosse, so I took little sections from there. I had a look at different versions of the dance such as Broadway/West End, College/School Productions just hvaing a look at what movements they used, to give me any ideas.

Here is my choreography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EEB8Or3g8, I used the same technique as the original - starting either side of the stage and entering starting on the upstage leg first. Within my choreography, I had a motif repeated all the way through, it was a step cross step tap with a hand movement forward and then up and all the way through that was my motif. 
Researching into Fosse, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG3VfKlfDEk I noticed that little hand movements or change of positioning can be really effective. So, on the line 'cream cakes that last all morning..' I had a certain selection of people come forward, whilst the others stood still and did a small hip movement. 

When teaching I found it mentally hard to keep the focus of the students because they are a similar age to me, I feel ass though they didn't see me as a teacher, more of a friend.

Personally, I think the whole dance worked well as a whole, because the dancers worked well with me, but a couple of hours before the show, I was going over the dance and it was stressing me out, so I let Sam take over, just because I was trying to keep the energy up and was trying not too loose their focus, but it wasn't working, because I was also getting stressed about the upcoming show, but I thought that I put forwards my work in a way that was understandable and wasn't too over powering. So overall, I am happy with what they did.


Evaluation of Bad Girls and A-List

Throughout the week, I thought the dances for myself got stronger.
Negatives - A-List, I didn't engage with my character, I just danced, that routine.
Negtives - Baddest and the Best I didn't connect with the characters in the dance.
Posisives - A-List I felt that I felt that I performed the dance well with punchy, sharp movements.
Positives - Baddest and the Best I really got into my character and felt that I portrayed who Crystal is.

4/2//14 Dance with Sam

Sams Lesson

Dance

In todays lesson, we did a dance routine based on a stimulus about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPaZy4FmhmE

In the lesson, we split into 4 groups and choreographed little sections relating to the lyrics. I found this task easy, because the words were easy. In my group, i had 'none' dancers, so i took control handmade it as simple as possible.

14/1/14 Dance with Sam

Sams Lesson

Dance

America reviews:

'West Side Story is an American musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Berstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and conception and choreography by Jerome Robbins. It was inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet'

6. Provide and evaluation of performance in which obvious judgements are made and commented on regarding strengths and weaknesses. About 3 of each.

The first performance of America was in Black History Month. 
The strengths of my performance - character at the start
The weaknesses of my performance - my confidence
I thought this performance was ok. I wouldn't say it was my best. I remember getting into my dress and doing my hair, I was quite nervous because I don't feel confident when performing. 
I feel that the start of America was strong and I felt that I got into my character well as the latino american women, but I feel I lost my character, when I lost my confidence on the main dance section for the girls. I lost my character, because I was focusing to much on the dance and I didn't want to mess up and I just felt that if I do it properly I would look silly. The spacing also was a difficulty because in the studio there is more space. 

For unit 50 also, I performed in Seussical. I played a Who and a Giraffe. I found these characters easier to get into because, the characters are audienced for children. I felt more comfortable doing those types of characters. 


4. Be able to apply movement skill in performance.
Talk about America on black history month and then the dance show and then oh the thinks. Then talk about Suessical and how my dance improved and do I have a bad show.
specify dances from rehearsal to shows

In Black History Month - America
The Dance Show - America and Oh the Thinks

7/1/14 Dance with Sam

Sams Lesson

Dance

Unit 50

1. Know how to respond to different stimuli as potential for performance material.
Birds in Megans A2 Dance piece.

2. Be able to reproduce movement phrases within a performance.

3. Be able to apply movement skill to rehearsal as part of 'Bad Girls'
Help to contribute to choreography.

4. Be able to apply movement skill in performance.
Talk about America on black history month and then the dance show and then oh the thinks. Then talk about Suessical and how my dance improved and do I have a bad show.
specify dances

5. Perform a role showing control of appropriate physical qualities with competence in communicating a character, mood or intention to an audience.
Talk about character in America - about my role as a puerto rican diva

6. Provide and evaluation of performance in which obvious judgements are made and commented on regarding strengths and weaknesses. About 3 of each.