Unit 14 dance performance

                                     Skills audit Whilst being apart of the CTEC performing arts class at Suffolk One, we have been able to study and explore an array of contrasting dance styles and different units, So far we have been graded on contemporary, jazz and kathak dance styles. We have also done loads of workshops based of different choreographers like Martha Graham’s and pins Bausch. This allowed me to gain an understanding of what dance styles I excel in and what dance styles I would personally like to improve on, for me person I feel that contemporary dance is the style I’ve most enjoyed and felt I did the best in. This is one reason I have chosen contemporary dance as my chosen style to show my improvement. Whilst growing up  , I attended lyrical/ballet classes and a theatre group called theatre train , being able to be apart of these groups was an amazing opportunity as it helped to widening my performance skills and develop my skills even further and gain that confiden

Stylistic features of contemporary Contemporary dance background and where it originated- Contemporary dance  began at the start of the 20th century when US dancer Isadora Duncan (1878–1927) broke away from ballet and developed her own, more natural style . Contemporary dance has many different styles, some of them closely linked to music, such as jazz, rock and roll, and hip- hop. Around  the 1980s, the term "contemporary dance" was created by a wave of new dancers who did not want to adhere to rigid classical ballet and lyrical dance forms, but instead sought to explore the realm of revolutionary unusual movements drawn from all dance traditions around the world. Contemporary dances, as a result, do not use fixed moves, but rather attempt to develop completely new forms and dynamics, such as quick oppositional moves, shifting alignments, expressions of raw emotions, systematic breathing, dancing moves performed in non-standing positions (for example, lying on the floor), an

rehearsals  of Bollywood dance   Rehearsal one - Wednesday 4th January 2023 In rehearsal today we had to get into small groups and create still images in the style of Bollywood dance. Before the lesson I had done some research on Bollywood dance and had a little look at what all of the mudras symbolised and how they were supposed to be performed accurately. Throughout the lesson We had to consider our positioning, precision, control, balance, awareness of dynamics and awareness of space when creating these images in our groups, We then had to create transitions from one to another. This is something me and my group struggled with as our transitions weren’t as creative and in sync as we had liked them to have been. I need to make sure that throughout this dance, I am keeping my energy up and really communicating the fun Bollywood style. Here are some examples of the positions my group and I created. My goal for next week is to improve on my focus when in rehearsals this means not lettin

  what is Bollywood dance?  Bollywood dancing is a colourful, dynamic and highly theatrical dance style seen in Indian films. Having no set rules, Bollywood dancing is the perfect means to encourage freedom of expression. Bollywood dancing is a style of dance that is heavily influenced by Hindu art, music and culture and originated in Bollywood films. Bollywood consists of    a mixture of numerous styles. These styles include belly-dancing, kathak, Indian folk, Western popular, and "modern", jazz, and even Western erotic dancing.  the term of Bollywood dance was created after the two term Bombay and Hollywood were combined together.  When Bollywood dance first began it was only common and popular in areas where Indian films were published such as the Middle East and Asian countries. There is a huge history behind Bollywood dance from cultur al to religious however one thing that can be stated is that the international appeal of Bollywood dance blew up in the early 21 st  cent