Contemporary dance cover work

Overdrive evaluation

Action: The action that was seen in the dance was movements that were leaps, flicks, swipes, rolls and kicks throughout each section of the dance.   

Dynamics: The dynamics that were seen in the dance was flicking, slashing, gliding and floating which make the dance feel more expressive as it’s so sharp through some movements but gets more elegantly towards the end.

Space: During the dance the dancers had used all the space that was provided by making their movements more bigger by having bigger strides when doing the movements for example the kicks and flicks and also being aware of using all the space with their movements.

Relationships: The relationships that I could see were pairs came along which felt like they were partners, groups which felt like there’s friendship going on and groups that felt like they collided together as if they were family.   

1)      How many sections were there? How many dancers in each section?

There were 16 sections but in each section there were different amount of dancers that were in them, the amount of dancers that were on stage and that were in different sections was at 1-6 dancers in each section.

2)      What is the relationship between the three red female dancers?

The relationship that I had felt and seen between these three female dancers was between friendship and being sisters of how elegantly and in time they were together and how they all stuck as a team.

3)      What are the dynamics when all the dancers are on stage

a)      At the start?

At the start the dynamics were sharper with the flicking and slashing movements which showed more effectiveness of the physical movement towards each other and as a team.

b)      At the end?

Toward the end the dynamics were sharp but became softer as well with more gliding and floating movements which showed more expression and feeling to the dance.

4)      What colour are the dancers costumes?

The colours of the dancer’s costumes were mostly colours of red and grey.

5)      Why has the designer chosen this material? What does it add the dancing?

The designer has chosen this material because it may be comfortable for the dancers to move about in and it adds more flow to their movements and shows that there may be groups or different combinations of dancers that collide together.

6)      What does Terry Riley’s music ‘keyboard study NO.1’ add to the dance?

Terry Riley’s music shows and makes us feel what the movements and the dancers are trying to show it also combines the moments and the music together making it more interesting and also the movements are in time with the music.

7)      Can you count the music beats in one of the section?

In the first section I counted 7 music beats.

8)      Can you see the dynamics on the count of ‘1’- this is always a strong movement for this piece.

Yes I could see the dynamics were quit sharp in that count one because the dancers would hold it strong then move straight into the next movement.

9)      Can you add this to your dancing?

Yes I could work on my using sharp beginnings on the count of one before going straight into the next movement and can do this by improving it and practicing.

10)   How have you improved your dancing since you first learnt this dance – what are you now trying to do to perform it better?

I've improved by practicing and using extension and knowing direction and keeping in time with others in our first and second section that had been learnt in class. I am now trying to work on having sharp dynamics and angles when doing the points in different directions and being able to slow down so that my partner could be in time with me with our duet piece because we need to work on getting the same leg when flicking and turning.