Unit 14 Dance performance

  EX Wives rehearsals  Task 1: This is our first recording of us rehearsing EX Wives. 07/09/22 In this recording, you can see that this was the first day we had leant the dance as it was still so fresh in our minds. At this point we had only learnt a short section of the choreography. You can see that we are not as sharp on the timing as we were still very new to the choreography and leading the counts as we go.  At this point we didn’t know who the queens were going to be so therefore we were placed in the dance in three different areas on the stage and acted out the main words of each queen.  I feel that for a first rehearsal, this is not that bad, considering this was our first actual piece of choreography since before the summer holidays and that this is the first time that we had worked together as an ensemble. For improvement, I feel we need to work on listening to the music so that we can understand exactly when to do each position.  Task 1:  This r...

Key features of Jazz   What is jazz dance?  Jazz dance is a style of dance which originated from the early 20th century. It began when African dancers blended traditional African steps with European styles of movement. The style of Jazz is very sensual and includes a lot of sexual movements including hip movements. These listed below are the key features of Jazz. Sensuality- This is when a dance or movement is made to look sexy by hip thrusting or buttocks action. It can also be a slow movement like a roll of the body or a stoke of a body part.  Low centre of gravity- When the knees are softened and bent, and the dancer is low and keeping balance.  Isolations- where a part of the body is sharply moved to a different place showing the contrast between 2 body parts.  Jazz hands- The extension of the performers hands with fingers splayed. This is often at the end of a dance for a sharp, strong ending.