Body Check in

I have my good days in class and I also have my bad days. Once I make a mistake or can't do a step I get really frustrated and I  know I shouldn't cause it only hinders me but I still let it bother me anyway. I feel like I have learned a lot this past year in dance though which is a good thing. Physically im in pain from all these rehearsals and my turf toe but mentally I'm okay. :-)

Concept

I need to be more grounded when I'm in modern class. If not some steps may look too "balletish" plus the movements don't have the same effect if I'm too high up. It could also look like I'm marking a combination when I'm not suppose to be which isn't a good thing cause it can tick the teacher off. It's not only in modern but other dance styles that I can apply that too.

weight shift

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SsmGH4qO1I&feature=related


What caught my eye was the lights on the stage how a circle kept popping up and how the two dancers dance up and down the three circles. The male dancer used his whole body he didn't stop that line cause his feet weren't pointed or his head didn't follow his arms.When the female dancer did the little walks back on demi pointe it showed how strong of a dancer she is. How grounded they got when they did certain movements show their weight shift.

Research Summer Programs

The summer intensive that I have taken interest is Complexions Contemporary Ballet. I think they are pretty close to the style I tend to dance when I have chances to choreograph  plus I'm a big fan of Desmond and Dwight. I love how when you dance their the main rule is no pink tights I hate pink tights I enjoy their music choice and all of their dancers have their own unique style but yet when they dance together it works well. I don't have any documents to prove I have taken interest in the intensive but I did call and for their division 2 and 3 all you have to do is pay 1600 to get a spot in the intensive and on the first day is placement auditions. So I'm hoping to get my money soon seeing that its a first come first serve thing.

How do you learn

1. Listening learners
2. Seeing learners
3. Touch / experience learners

 

I would have to say that I am in between the seeing learners and touch/ experienced learners. Depending on if i think the combination is fairly easy or hard depends on if i will only have to watch the teacher demonstrate it or if i have to mark or learn it by doing it full out. I tend to want to dance on the left side in front when learning a combination but I notice that every year I change where I like to dance. I'm not exactly sure if counts or analogies or the best learning style for me but dancing the combination over and over again does help.

Alignment

When it comes to alignment I think the two things I struggle with is my stomach and my butt sticking out. When I dance I sometimes forget to keep "my zipper zip" by using my abs and thinking in and up but never sucking in my stomach and with my butt  I need to not think of tucking my pelvis under but my tail bone lengthening. Applying those analogies will help me turn more and balance longer .

Monica Bill Barnes

I enjoy watching the Monica Bill Barnes Company performance some of the movements they were doing were steps I play around my house doing in front of the mirror or just goofing off with my friends. Their technique was very good but they didn't let their show just be about technique they put humor with in it . So they weren't just doing dance steps they were performing.