Opinion on class

I find Rosario's class very different to Kats, I personally feel Kat is more into the street dance techniques and movement , yet Rosario is into the international and I personally love this . Due to this it is widening my knowledge positively and effectively. I'm learning alot of different dance styles like ;

Bokawa

When I learnt this I found it very interesting and alot of the movement are repetitive , yet the context is spelling out letters from the Alphabet. This is a simple dance yet can be performed in different matters. I personally think that this dance would be a great exercise for warming up due to the dynamics being fast and flowing throughout the piece!

Different godesses

Today I learnt a dance which each move represented a goddess.

Yemanja is the goddess of the sea, the dynamics for this is very smooth and gentle with the arms, waving / moving like the sea, performing up and down gently to the music

Iansa - is goddess of 'Oya'

Xango - is the goddess of thunder therefore the dynamics are heavy and big making sure your performance is using up the whole space.

Osayn - is the goddess of herbalist , the dynamics were gentle, looking like I was planting seeds in the ground, alot of the dynamics interpreted my hands for this performance.

I found this very interesting and had never heard of this before , so in the first week my range and vocabulary was expanding positively already.

Arlene Phillips

Research on Arlene Phillips 

Styles

Whacking - kuman surog 

Tyrone proctor 

Hip- hop originally called hip funk 

Lyrical dance has to come from the emotions in the body & the relationship with the music , due to interpreting the lyrics to actions 

Martha grayham - contempary danced - research more  for uni ) 

What is a healthy dancer?

To become a healthy dancer. You need to allow yourself to have mentally & physically good health.

Eating 5 a day - right nutrients 

Drinking plenty of fluid (water) 

Exercise before dancing 

Cooling down to restrict any injurys

Good stamina 

Good control in posture and core 

Motivation ' I will' not ' I can't 

Determination - mind set 

Going to take risks ( stepping out your comfort zone ) 

Eating plenty of fruit and veg and lean meats , help increase both your physical and mental stamina.

Plenty of exercise for optimal health and increased  stamina. 

Group agreement

In Kats lesson everyone interpreted their ideas for a group agreement , this agreement we would sign and obey by. The group agreement was for the first years and second years; 

Respect 

Help each other 

Have fun 

Work appropriately 

Correct clothing/ footwear 

Respect people's abilitys

No negativity 

No lateness

Respect other people's commitments 

No racism / bullying 

Correct equipment 

Share rehearsal space 

Encouragement 

Jam sessions freestyle

In the first week I was delighted to become part of this course. There was so many individuals with different techniques and styles this made me want to learn alot more already. My determination expanded and Ioved it already. I knew I had made the right choice to move down here and study dance independently on my own.

During the first week I wanted to be able to learn how to freeze , individuals could see my determination and therefore a performer helped me, explaining the technique , I was told and shown how to do this the second day of college by Thursday had come I was able to perform this and I was so thrilled, by this outcome it made me want to learn even more freezes and I have already started to. 

Here is a picture of myself performing the freeze, my facial expressions show how happy I am to have learnt this.