BTEC
L3 Diploma in Musical Theatre
Rafa
Kaputa
Assignment
title: Overdrive
Lead
IV: Dominque Neville
The
Rehearsal Skills
First, I was focused in the
lesson making sure that I would remember the movements by heart, by writing
down notes in the lesson my book. This would normally require me to revise the
notes I have taken down in my notebook. I practise the movements 3-5 times.
Also, what I would improve on for the future is to not be a little bit laid
back, alongside that my timing was with the class was also an issue because we
would have to wait for the one person in our class to begin the dance and then
we would follow after her, plus I go too fast with the dance, and an example of
this is when we have to wait for Courtney to leap and we would follow her to
the dance, I would occasionally dance to the leap before or after her, when I
would have to wait for her. Despite this however, my memory of the dance was
adequate, and I have improved for my first term of dancing, alongside with the
fact that my balance has been improving. This is because the exercises we do
with Dominque shows to be useful and the stretches we do in class as a warm up,
not only has it improved my balance, it has improved my flexibility greatly.
Response
to Direction
When given feedback
following my dancing, I take in all the information used to improve on my
dance. After I had finished my dance, the feedback I received was that to
loosen my body, because when I was dancing I was stiff and not relaxed, and
also during the dance I would be knowing on what to do, but because I looked at
other people dancing with me, it seemed I didn’t clearly know what I was doing.
These comments were to help me improve on my dancing. Plus, if performing the
wrong move my peers and teachers would inform me what I ‘am doing wrong. These
were to gradually improve my skills and make me do better. With timing, I go
too fast and this is because of the occasional timing of others, which will
force me to look at certain people and wait for them to make their move. I also
set myself targets to which I do try to remember, and in future the next time
to improve is mainly my speed and timing.
Use
of techniques (phrases)
A moment when I danced
really well is when during the second section in the beginning I was completely
focused on the dancing. My legs were straight and pointed although I felt they
were not pointed at all times. There were no moments were I felt I made a
mistake, but the one mistake I did make is that when Courtney was to leap
before I did I leaped before her and that mistake was noticed by myself. When
watching overdrive, I had noticed techniques I used but were not used to make
it fit. What I could develop to improve, is that if I watched more of the DVD
to get an idea on what I could do to make my dancing effective. In a
performance, I would like to add one moment when one person goes offstage, and
then reappears on stage, to dance. That idea would seem effective enough to
pull off a great performance.
Use
of Physical Skills (movements)
The movements I found easy
the most was when in the beginning of section two, we had to lift our right
knee and swish it backwards, because I found the move to be more relaxing. We
had to practise and rehearse our duets the most because it is the moves we made
up the most, and the first section, because some of us nearly forgot about the
movements, so we went through it with Dominique many times. The use of my arms
were used appropriately and correctly. The spacing was a major issue in my
opinion; this is because some of us were cramped that we couldn’t do our moves
properly, some of us complained to their own peers to move to where they think
it’s appropriate to dance so they can benefit more space for themselves. I was
aware of others dancing and watched out for my spacing by all means necessary,
Not only I was fully extended, I was able to dance to the best of my abilities.
Personal
Interpretation
The music was the main
element to why I dance well; this is because I was able to dance to the music
and feel it inside my head so I can dance to my best abilities. I felt normal
during the dance, and at several occasions I counted the dance steps in order
to remember what to do during the rehearsals. It kind of felt similar to
Alston’s directions, as most dancers come out of the stage and in on stage.
Performing
Skills
The dance was shown to be
clear, and a moment when I had impact was when there was a favourite bit I
liked about the overdrive. Not only did I enjoy my solo which gave me impact,
the first section was the best section. This is because the section was like a
warm-up for me to get me prepared for my own solo, to which I managed to do
successfully. The next time for a better performance, is that I must be able to
point my toes, as before the actual performance, I was seen not pointing my
toes, to which I was not using a technique that Alston used. The group was
focused and engaged enough to perform well. The confidence level was good
enough to perform well in the show, as an example is that I was just normal and
relaxed while I was dancing which implies that I wanted the audience to think
that I was a relaxed dancer during the performance.
Reflection
The next time when it comes
to a contemporary piece I would like to be in two’s again or be in a group of
three, and add more moves and element to the dance. There were several
strengths and weaknesses for my dancing; one of the strengths were that I knew
what to do during the dance, knew the dance step by step and knew my position.
The second strength is that
I was strong during the dance and had very good posture. However, despite the
strengths, my weaknesses show to have been not be in time with the group at
several occasion, constantly rush my dance with the others, even though I would
have to wait for that person to make their move first before I do. Also,
another weakness is that before I used to not be loose and be stiff, the
weakness has become overcome. The three targets I would set myself for the
future would be keep in time with the group, make sure you have plenty of space
for dancing, and to have more rehearsal times, because I don’t think we had
enough practise as a group. These improvements are reasoned because so I will
not make the same mistake, and be better.
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