14 March. Recently we have been planning our dance
show, and the plot line, tying it together.
The first thing to do was to practice the line dancing, as our western
theme was going to include line dancing amongst other types of dance. We looked at a track from footloose which was
very fast, and would include faster versions of the regular line dances we did
like boot scootin boogie. I found it
hard to follow as it was quicker, I just about managed to learn the boot
cmootin boogie, and the heel tap toosh-push, but I could not manage the
chacha. I will work on it and hopefully
I can make some progress.
11 April. Recently we have been working on our final
project. We have been looking at the
line dancing, and inparticular for me, the boot scootin boogie track. We have decided that I would be better to
dance the slower line dance than the quicker foot loose track, as it would be
easier for me to learn and carry out the steps confidently. We also have been looking at ballroom dancing
again, as for our show, which is about Callum entering town as a kind of rogue
and wooing some women until someone kills him for what he'd done, needed to
include some slower and more elefant dance.
We decided that I would do the waltz as I found that easier, and as
Emily missed the waltz classes, she would do the quick step. We have also slightly touched on America, the
track in West Side story which is more of a musical theatre piece. We have devised a solo sequence for me, as
the angry character who was worried about the other girls. It is quite a
simple dance, but I feel I can perform it well, as it is a lot of center
stage mime and movement. When the group
enter, the speed kicks off and I have not properly looked at that yet as it is
very confusing.
28 April. We have been continuing to rehearse for the
show. We have been looking a little more
at the rest of the West Side Story song.
As the chorus starts, we begin a turn across the stage which I found
hard, but I have been shown how to step easily across the stage and then back
to my start position. We have also been
working on the Waltz, which is slowly improving, although I abbw worry about
standing on my own, and Callum's feet.
We have not yet looked at the final tango, which was when we will kill
Callum, from Chicago. We have also continued
studying the line dance, which I am gradually feeling more comfortable
with. We have decided to cut out the
chacha, and to only focus on the boot scootin boogie and the toosh push.
27 May. The show is fast aproaching, and I am not
quite confident yet. I feel happy with
the West side story track now, as most of my movements are centre stage, but
when I cross the stage I am moving at an easy and comfortable pace, and I do
not have the fast fight scene which we were looking at before. The waltz has improved, as we have mastered
the corners which we found very hard to cross efficently. I am still happy with the line dancing. My only worry is so we have not studied the final piece properly yet, as the group practiced
while I traveled home for the holidays.
I think we have a week of classes before the show so I am sure the
running order and the flow of dance, and the final piece, will work out
well. The changes were partly because
Callum is no longer a "baddie" so we had to change the final
storyline. But I am sure we will pull it
together as the class should know the song we will be working on, and hopefully
can show me.
Here is a few photos taken during the rehearsal process.
Here is a few photos taken during the rehearsal process.
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