Our trio choreography assessment was on Wednesday 16th December. We had half an hour before the assessment to run our choreography over and over again, full out, before it was time to be assessed. This allowed everyone in our group to make sure they knew all of the choreography but also gave us time to go over any sections that we were unsure of. We were first to perform our choreography during the assessment overall, I feel our performance went well and was a very strong piece of choreography.
At the beginning of our choreography process, we decided on our costumes. As a group, we decided that we would all wear tan tights, black shorts and a simple black dress. We chose this costume as it is very simple but also helped towards our stimuli. In our choreography we were all little girls, therefore wearing a dress helped us demonstrate our characters. We also decided that we would wear our hair in different braids with a red ribbon in,however we decided to change our hairstyle. We decided to wear our hair half up,half down and curly with no red ribbon as we were unable to get hold of ribbon but also because we found that this specific hairstyle was more childlike and would portray our characters better. We danced with a red balloon therefore we needed to include some red within our costume. We decided to wear red lipstick to match the balloon. The balloon represented our childhood innocence therefore we wanted to dance with a red heart shaped balloon. However, we could only find a red star shaped balloon, so we used this balloon instead.
After reviewing our choreography performance during our assessment, I feel that our choreography was very strong and demonstrated our stimulus clearly. I also feel that my performance during the choreography was good however, if I were to perform the choreography again, I would change my performance slightly to enhance it. Our choreography had its weak points however it has several strong points.
One of our weaker points was making sure that everyone was in time with each other. Most of the time all of us were in time however,in sections such as our circle choreography in retrograde, could have been better when it came to timing. Another weak point for our choreography was our facial expressions. During the assessment I used my face to help tell the story however, I could have used my face a lot more and changed the expression I used as the story unfolded. The balloon also became a weak point during our choreography. Despite the balloon making our choreography standing out from everyone else, it was difficult to work with as we had to change movements that worked well together as the balloon would get tangled around us during certain movements, e.g. an illusion. Our final weak point was our lack of different arm movements due to the balloon. We had to use the same movements as the balloon needed to be kept up high to allow it to look effective. This added a lack of variation to the choreography.
Despite the weak points, there was several good points that allowed our choreography to be really successful. Me,Caitlin and Emily are all similar dancers which worked in our favour as we were able to create a choreography that suited all of us and played to everyone's strengths. Each of us are similar however we all have separate qualities,e.g. I have a flexible back so I can use backbends effectively, therefore all of our solos were different to show each of us off however the unison was simple choreography that showed how well we dance together. Another strong point was the use of different formations. We tried to use different formations to ensure that everyone could be seen doing the choreography however the use of different formations allowed us to use duets and solos effectively. Another strong point was our stimulus and the use of a prop. As our stimulus was a picture of a young girl letting go of a balloon, we found it easy to choreograph movements to show this story with a prop. Overall, the mixture of complex and simple movements, the use of levels, the use of duets and solos, the use of unison, the stimulus and the use of the prop allowed us to create an effective choreography which played to the strengths of each dancer as well as telling a clear story.
If I were to complete this assessment again I would use my face much more to help portray the stimulus but also the help show the changes in the story. I would also practice with the balloon more before the exam to ensure that the balloon would work as well as it possibly could during the exam. I would also use a balloon that was more inflated so it would stay up in the air as much as possible,however we would use a balloon with a shorter string next time to make choreographing with the balloon easier. If i were to complete this assessment again, I would personally dance more with the balloon to help with the stimuli. I would also have created more of a complex duet with Emily once we stop dancing with the balloon to help show that we have both moved on. Overall, the assessment went well and the choreography was performed the best it has ever been performed before.
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