Thursday 3rd

What we achieved today in our group : 

We achieved to build up a climax in our group routine this was by us actually getting hit by the waves and 3people die and only one is left remaining and added in more devices this was by using floor patterns and contact work. We also added retro grade for the end section of our group choreography from Chloe's class on Tuesday. We all thought this would look affective in our group as this would be a good thing to use to tell the audience about the story of a family that are on holiday and get hit by a Tsunami ( Thailand ) . We need to work on our performance and emotions to connect with an audience. We also have a clear mind of what is happening in our routine and we all know what is happening. We need to improve on using more devices 

• dynamics ( making movements more sharper,using force more ) 
• gestures ( creating more gestures that are always shown in the routine) 
• facings   ( different directions but all doing the same thing ) 
• symmetry ( same thing )
• repetition  ( repeating the same thing maybe in chorus ) 
• cannon ( using more cannon in routine but using it in logical sequencing ) 
• unison ( doing more things together as a group ) 
• accumulation 

in our group piece and to also, create more of a routine. We need to improve on rehearsing our routine this would be by setting out when we are all free to rehearse our routine together. 

Tuesday 1st Apirl

Today our class was abit of a mix up because we had no studio for half of the lesson,we then danced outside and dance was created on the streets. This was different to dancing in class as it was a different atmosphere from dancing in the studio. There was also problems with the ground but this is something that in the future if we dance outside that we could consider onto. We rehearsed the routines that we had been doing in class time this was, Fast Car, Launch and urban. We rehearsed Launch and everyones timing was out of time this may of been due to the surroundings around us ( people)  and nerves may of got to everyone. I still need to work on my technique used throughout the dance to improve on my armlines and posture when dancing. I also, need to walk in with my shoulders rolled back and to walk with a attitude. We then moved on to rehearse Fast car I need to work on the floor routine and the timing with everyone else. I also need to work on my character and performance throughout the routine of feelings and emotions. Also, we rehearsed urban this was a massive mix up and nobody could remember the routine. We all need to work on movement memory and working in a team.

Clhoe then took over class but this was indoors to teach us a choreographic principles workshop this was by working in our groups using retro grade for our routine for  the show.
We all worked well as a team and was thinking of using retro grade for the end section in our routine when we are all taken away from the waves.We thought that this would look affective in our routine but it was a challenging thing to do.  Also, we were given development points to make when using retro grade this was by using different facings e.g when hugging turn to the other direction and floor patterns this was maybe by doing the routine at different levels and different spacings in the room.

We are going to develop our routine by counting on using retro grade for our end section and knowing what is going on in our routine.

Thursday 27th March

In my group choreograpthy we have used a range of devices so for to conbine into our routine we have used:

• Cannon
• Repititon
• Motif
• Motif development
• Symmerty
• Uison
• Gestures
• Dynamics
• Musicality

We have used these devices to make the routine more intresting we have used motif development for our chours and changed the facing and spacing for this, we thought this would be a good idea to make the performance to lift. We have used repition throughout the dance and this was by using one of the gestures ( looking) that is always used in the dance.

What do we need to develop on?

In my group we need to develop on using dynamics throughout the dance by this we can develop on making our movements sharper and more clearer. Also we need to develop on rehersal time and this is not by just rehersing in class, we need to rehearse after class and any time we all can. We need to develop on conutie to work on everyones abilites and use of styles.
 

Thursday 20th March

Group piece 

What worked well in our group piece so far?

• working in a team
• bouncing of each other's ideas
• all agree on the same things/ ideas
• added in each other's ideas
• work at everyone's abilities

Individually - 

• create more moves to add into routine and more ideas 

What areas can develop as a group?

• everyone committing to ideas
• use of dynamics/levels
• have a clearer structure of routine

what choreographic principles have we been using?

DEVICES

• repetition 
• motif development   
• logical sequencing 
• contact 
• cannon
• floor patterns
• climax
• symmetry
• tableaux
• stillness

Tableaux - 4 counts still 

               - 4 counts clapping hands

TSUNAMI

Impossible back track  ( waves hitting) 

Shago feat Bosko Buha intro - 47 seconds

Tsnami - 1min 14seconds

Breaking news 

In my group we need to work on creating a climax for the routine and looking at quotes for our end section of the routine this would be by one of us dancing over the speech and asking why this has happened to us and the family.

 

Dance Planner

ELEMENTS

Global warming/Natural disasters

• Earthquake
• Tornado
• Whirl pool
• Tsunami
• Twister
• Flooding
• Volcano

 TSUNAMI 

                Create movement from the pictures using shapes of the                             waves,circles,lines,floor patterns, elevation and gestures.
               
                 Use of tableau from picture.

Styles of dance used 

• Waving for waves
• popping
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Lyrical
• Commercial 
• Urban

       Structure

• Narrative ( A,B,C )
• Telling a story 

              IDEAS

• Water ( tap dripping for sound effects)
• Explosion for when waves crashes over in a Tsunami
• Over speech ( news report idea) - crying people
• Before and after story
• Story family / tourist on a holiday acting out the disaster 

Research

•  December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by an earthquake that is thought to have had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs.
• 230,000 people in 14 countries died
• countries that have been hurt/destroyed 
• 1st Helens erupted 

EMOTIONS 

• Sad
• Lonely
• Destroyed
• Heartbroken
• Lost

            Music ideas 

• Chilled non lyrical music
• BBC news report
• Beaty music

         Dynamics 

• sharp
• sudden
• fierce
• speed
• flow

Devices 

• floor patterns
• cannon
• unison
• logical sequencing
• climax
• motif development
• repetition
• juxtaposition

PROPS

• camera
• black boxes
• rubbish
• beach props
• clothing
• cardboard boxes

http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-2004-indian-ocean-tsunami

Tuesday 4th March

Tuesday 4th March

We created a motif from the picture of Thailand Tsunami and came up with the idea of using black boxes for props and use of them when the tsunami hits Thailand  we then are stranded on them. We then created movement from the picture of the tsunami and this was by using movement components , travelling , falling and mainly gestures. We used gestures from our tableau  we created and this was by looking out at the waves as they go back and then come forward. We then thought of the style whacking and house for tsunami.               


We used choreographic devices to create our motif for our group dance these were 

• logical sequencing ( house section moving side to side)
• canon ( dancing all together whacking,house)
• floor patterns
• repetition ( use of look out gesture)  
• symmetry 

We also thought of using emotions behind the dance for the lost of people and what people went through on 26th December 2004. These were 

• heart broken
• upset
• sad
• lonely destroyed
• lost 

We created 4 counts of 8 for our motif that would be always be repeated throughout our group dance and to change our dynamics and floor patterns for our motif development and this is what we will be doing next time.

• We first created floor pattern and this was by having me and Honor on the boxes and Rob and Opal on the grown we though of this motif for after when the tsunami has hit us

• We then created a motif from our tableau from the picture we were using to get inspirations from it .We got the idea of the boxes from were people are standing on cars and rubbish we used our tableau to use gestures from it and this was by Rob pointing and Opal looking out at sea to see whats happening. We then thought of looking out at sea and using emotions of panic behind the dance to create a story of what is happening/going to happen.

• We then used whacking for our style of dance for our motif and this was because we thought it was powerful and was a good use of dynamics ( flow and speed / heavy ) for our motif.  We used our heads moving side to side with our arms going the same way as use of panic when we see the state of what the hotel is and everything else what has been destroyed. 

• We also used another style of dance for our motif and this was by using house we thought of the idea as running away from what has happened and running away from waves ( more waves that are coming) We used logical sequencing for this part as we all thought that it felt right by the way our body moves with the movements that we created and this was by running ( house step) and footwork. 

Thursday 27th Feb

Today we got put into our groups we will be working with towards our group piece for the end of year show in June. We created a mind map of all the ideas we had for the stimuli "elements" my groups then came up with the simple elements e.g wind,fire,earth,air,water. We then thoughts of natural disasters ; flooding, earth quakes, whirl pools ,tsunami,,volcano etc . Also we thought of the different styles of dance that would respond to natural disasters. We came up with the idea of lyrical hip hop,popping, jazz and contemporary.
We researched into natural disasters and are going to base our dance on tsunami.  We researched more into tsunamis and there were many countries that were/are being hit by tsunamis and have had everything destroyed.  We then looked onto YouTube and looked at the tsunami that was in Thailand in 2004 this killed over 2000 people . 

We then thought of the idea of having the structure as a narrative ( telling a story ) as us all being a family on a holiday and take a day trip to the sea side ( beach) but then when we turn on the radio there is breaking news that there will be a tsunami some time today and we get caught up in it. Opal and Rob are the parents of the family and me and Honor are the children of the family. We also thought of the idea of having a voice over of what has happened that day and how we are surviving today. We created a tableaux and this was by Opal sunbathing and Rob handing over a drink and me and Honor as children playing in the sand. We then created another tableaux and this was by Rob then seeing the tsunami coming towards us. Next week we plan to create movement from the tableaux we created in class today








Research

I researched on YouTube Tsunami's in Thailand and I found that many things were destroyed and many families were hurt by the buildings and homes that taken down/ away from them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yczR7dl-y1Y 


2004 - Thailand Tsunamis Sunday, 26 December.

Also I researched into Tsunami pictures and waves and I used the picture to create movements such as waving, circles, lines and then thought of having a climax as the waves taking over Thailand.