What we did today in contemporary dance was firstly we did a ballet warm up, I found it challenging because it was hard to stay in balance with doing the basic plié and keep track of the moves for example the tendu were we change position of the foot for example going front to back then turning and doing it the other way.
We then did the simple walk for the wartz at first I found it challenging with the feet especially knowing both because in our lesson we had to change by swapping positions with my partner ending up being the opposite either the boy or girl which they use different steps which made me find it difficult to keep control of my feet. I also found hard keeping in the right position with extending my arms when holding the boy and keeping it in the position while dancing at the same time. But after a few goes I got the hang of it but I found it quit easy being the girl then being the boy.
We then did the simple box step with a different partner which I found difficult at with knowing what feet to move first but got the hang of it after a few practice runs. We then did the turn with another partner, but I found it difficult trying to let the man lead me because I was leading more but it was easy after awhile because I had to remember to let the man lead me. We then did the turn with the head with another new partner, I did find it hard turning and turning my head at the same time because it was difficult to know which direction to turn my head but after a few practice runs I got the hang of it and finally we ended up putting it altogether and got into a new pair which I found difficult at first knowing what way to go and what direction to go in but after we saw a demonstration by Nancy a student in my class and my Contporary dance teacher I got the hang of it with my new partner.
The struggles that I had in today's Contemporary Dance lesson was knowing what directions and what feet to use when turning, and my improvements are to practice more of the steps using the correct foot work when moving with my partner and the correct direction when turning and also the turning with the head as well.
Excellent refection here, and you are beginning to use the language of dance - head turns, foot work, well done. Could you try and use more terminology next time? Do you remember Action, Space, Dynamics & Relationships from previous lessons?
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