Week 9 - Performing our Choreography

 In this week’s choreography lesson, our group finished choreographing our final group piece and from feedback last week, we went over timing as well as adding dynamics to the piece. 

The end section of our piece incorporates the opening movements of our entrance but in reverse order of who entered the stage. We decided using the first few movements from our entrance and then breaking into improv will portray to the audience the idea of breaking way from conformity and breaking into our individuality.

 During Wednesday’s contemporary lesson, all three groups performed their groups and received feedback from the other groups watching, our feedback included:

-      The different formations in the piece included were effective.


-      The different movements incorporated were also effective.

 

-      As a group, we need to work on timing and making it clear when someone isn’t meant to be in time with the rest of the group.

 

-      The use of the different shapes created within our formations also looked really effective.

 

-      But ensuring that there is clarity in these formations and that the lines are straight when they are supposed to be.

 

I found this feedback to be really use as this allows us to use the next few lessons we have before assessments, to use this feedback and really work on timing and cleaning the piece.

Here is the link to our final piece: 

https://youtu.be/WOqXiTyKYxM

Comments

  1. Mhairi Wallace22 November 2020 at 12:35

    I really enjoyed watching your finished group piece, I can clearly see the intentions of the piece and how it links to the stimulus! Are there any specific sections you are going to work on or change within the next week before your assessment?

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    1. Megan Foster26 November 2020 at 11:27

      Thankyou Mhairi! We have decided after watching back the video and receiving our feedback to change some of our transitions from one formation to the next as we feel it could be better. We have also worked on a new section at the end which links well into our solos to portray our individuality.

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  2. Eloisa Goodall23 November 2020 at 03:27

    You seem confident in your progression, what are your plans for the final week before the performance?

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    1. Megan Foster26 November 2020 at 11:28

      Thankyou! As a group we have been working on cleaning the piece and ensuring we know the timings. We have also been working on transitions as we feel these could be better and more interesting.

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  3. caitlyn francisco27 November 2020 at 02:33

    I have enjoyed watching the journey from your blog posts into what is now your finished piece. Why is timing such an important thing to consider in your piece?

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    1. Megan Foster27 November 2020 at 02:44

      Thankyou! Timing is so important as we are all conforming and following the crowd, it is important that if someone is meant to be out of time or different to the crowd that it is made obvious so it makes a bigger impact on the audience.

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