Unit 40 Developing My Own Choreography (Inez's Class)

In this lesson we had to do our solo motifs in abstract places so that we would to certain area and adapt to that area with our movements, so we had to change a few things to make sure it went with where we were performing it.

So I performed on the stair near the entrance of our performing arts department, I found it really hard performing it on the stairs, because I was scared for my safety with doing the handstand but then I thought about it and decided to start it at the end of the stairs and make my way up.

Unit 40 Developing My Own Choreography (Inez's Class)

In lesson we where learning jazz movements and then we had to make our own motifs out of it so the movements where:

After we had made are own motif with the jazz movements we had to get into pairs and teach each other and then put them together. 

 

Unit 40 Developing My Own Choreography (Inez's Class)

In this lesson we where looking at Hofesh Shecter dance pieces and we had to name every movement we see in the the dance pieces, there choreographic intention or themes gestures, jump, turn, travel fall, stillness.

We the looked at the features of the pieces so the first piece was Political Mother,

• stillness 
• gestures with arms 
• travelling 
• levels 
• fall 
• repetitions
• tapping through space
• little jumping sequence 
• plie 
• forwards and back 
• gestures on the floor 
• hoping steps 

Up Rising

• gestures with arms and elbows 
• travelling steps 
• alot turning 
• alot of floor work 
• repetition
• cannon 
• jumps and falls  

The art of not looking back

• gestural 
• bucket solo turns 
• alot travelling, running 

Then we had to make our own solo motifs but using Hofesh Shecter style here are some videos 

  

Unit 40 Developing My Own Choreography (Inez's Class)

In this lesson we did a warm up, so that our core and all our muscles are warm and strong enough to to do certain movements in what we are learning today. 

  In this next video we are going through some of the motifs that we have taken from the Madagascar Nation piece and then we go on to developing on them and making them our own motifs. 

 

Unit 40 Developing My Own Choreography (Inez's Class)

In this lesson we had to work on piece of motif we already knew, so we took two easy motifs from our piece Madagascar Nation, we then had to develop on it and make it into our own movements. 

Unit 40 Developing My Own Choreography (Inez's Class)

  Motif 1 and 2 Developed put together.

Unit 40 Developing My Own Choreography (Inez's Class)

Motif 1 and Developed Part 2 

Motif 2 and Developed Part 2

Unit 40 Developing My Own Choreography (Inez's Class)

 Motif 1 and Developed using size and speed. 

Motif 2 and Developed using speed, levels and directions.