Unit 13 Dance Technique

  Task one: W hat is the title of this dance style? - The Paso Doble What genre of dance does it come from?  - It was developed around the 1920s and the genre of this dance style is latin ballroom. It actually first originated in southern France however, modelled after the sound, drama and movement of Spanish bull fighting.  What is the meaning of the words ‘Paso  Doble ’, which language does this come from ? - Paso Doble means double step or two step in Spanish. It is the rapid paced Spanish military march used by infantry troops. The music accompanies this as well.  Task 2 stylistic features seductive, sexual, passionate dance flamboyant movements, heeled shoes to exaggerate the leg and the muscles in it.  • posture and pulling in the core to accentuate the upper part of the body. • looking into each other’s eyes • cupped and splayed hands  • rolled back shoulders  • lean in the walks to show aggression • lady representing the elegant red cloth and the man representing the Matador. •

  Kathak Performance assessment feedback sheet

Task One: Successful Physical Skills in Kathak Performance One physical skill which I feel I have executed confidently and effectively in the final performance was  my use of coordination and alignment. I feel that whenever coordination was used within my piece I would always be able to show it well to the audience; for example when my hands would move so would my eyes and the focus would always be placed onto my hands. In the picture below I feel I used this well and efficiently in my performance, one of the lines that portrayed this well was the word "emerald" I used the mudra of putti g both of my hands together and in the air to show the idea of me holding an emerald and I am coordinating my focus of my eyes towards my hands. In this picture I feel that I am also showing good alignment and posture because my feet are turned out in first position and my body is in a tall and upright position. Task One: Developing Physical Skills in Kathak Performance One physical skill whi

Teacher feedback after final rehearsal  https://youtu.be/Abx2d9blumY Self interview initial response after assessed spoken performance https://youtu.be/RMcseza94xA Assessed spoken Kathak Dance performance 17/2/22 https://youtu.be/LTRHQEvJfFg Assessed Music and Dance Kathak performance 17/2/22 https://youtu.be/EDhJd6ifv5k

Rhythms and Bols Greeting Sequence Coordination Exercise Upload of todays run through of the piece

 ‘Dancing in the street’ paragraph 3  https://youtu.be/4TOkLq8wG1Q Chakkars  A chakkars is a spin that is a critical element in the Jaipur gharana of Kathak dance.  The dancers arm is usually held out and there knees are bent to help them increase there momentum when Turing.  Here are a couple of examples where I use Chakkars with in my piece with my group.  As you can see in these photos we have our legs bent out arm out straight so it gives us the momentum that we need to turn.  Chakkars are known as a ballet turn with in Northan India however, there's a lot of contrast between the two because when you do a chakkar turn your knees are bent and low with you arm out and feet turned out in first position where as with a balletic turn your legs are straight and arms are in or sometimes in a different position with an upright posture.