03/02/12 Integrated Dance Piece 'Imagination'

In this dance we want to incorpriate all 3 dance styles, graham, cunningham and limon, we have done this through the stimuis of imagination and the idea that your imgination can take over if your not careful. Im really enjoying this dance. I feel i am focused throughout and work well.

I get out the box and walk over with purpose am focused to the front then in time with good posture with the other girls however at 0.36 i come out of time although i catch up . We all stay well frozen until Joe brings us to life, although i need to be more like a rag doll when he tries to control us.

Srengths:

• Focus
• Posture

Weaknesses:

• Timing
• Bigger falls

Targets:

• Stay in time
• Bigger falls

20/01/12 Limon Technique

This is our limon technique dance, we are doing this dance to show our limon technique and show the audience how our skills have grown.

I start of with good focus nad look like i know what i am doing. To start we use cannon to give our dance dynamics at 0.16 my leg lift is good and flows well in to a push through after at 0.18 i need more tension in my arms to be more in time and at 0.20 i need to fall more at 0.24 i show the difference between fall and recovery well. At 0.26 my throw needs to be a lot bigger and at 0.28 my walk needs to be stronger. at 0.32 my stretch out needs to stretch more and be more tense. at 0.42 my spins need a focus point so i dont just look drunk. At 0.46 my torso twitch is strong and falls and recovers well  which goes into a nice Barbie kick although my toes need to be pointed  and then at 0.51 i go into my favourite torso twist which look lovely! And thats how i finish.

Strengths:

• Torso work all seems pretty good!
• My Barbie kick although need to point toes.
• Being able to show the difference between fall and recovery

Weaknesses:

• Tension- my whole body needw more tension
• Need to stretch more
• My falls need to be bigger

Targets:

• Continual tension
• Bigger Falls
• Point toes in Barbie kick

13/01/12 Limon Dance

In this video we show our Limon Technquie Dance; i enjoy this dance as it has a lot of heavy energy and we all work well together; i feel i have good focus throughout.

0.00- Good grounded position
0.04- nice swing to the arm
0.08- nice controlled spin
0.10. nice leg lift- good tension
0.14- nice point
0.15- Bigger fall needed
0.20- Nice throw- could be bigger
0.25- need to sort out walk
0.27- spin needs more of a kick
0.28- Need to improve alingment
0.31- good downward facing dog
0.34- need to learn to get up still
0.37- nice roll up
0.39- good focus
0.40- nice controlled spin
0.43- bed transition
0.49- out of time
0.52- weak jump
0.59- cant get up

Strengths:

• Roll ups
• Heavy energy
• Focus

Weaknesses:

•  Bigger falls needed
• Transitions
• Getting up

Targets:

• Getting up
• Transitions
• Even heavier energy

13/01/12: Exercise Four- Fall and Recovery

We do this exercise to improve our fall and recovery in limon technqiue; at about 0.18 i seem to lose energy to improve this i should try not to burn out to quickly.

0.02- nice controlled fall
0.03- nice leg extention
0.04- nice recovery
0.14- need bigger fall
0.18- out of time
0.32- needs to be bigger
0.37- massive improvement; good fall

Strengths:

• Leg extention
• Controlled falls

Weaknesses:

• Energy
• Timing

Targets:

• Try not to burn out; have continues energy
• Timing;  focus to stay on track

13/01/12 Exercise three: Floor

We do this exercise to improve our torso flexiblity and our suspenson of limon technqiue. This is my favourite exercise as i like the torso twist and feel it is one of my strengths.

0.00- nice attitude however alingment needs to be better
0.02- transition needs to be better
0.04- MY TORSO TWIST; BOOM!
0.06- nice stretch- arm alingments needs to improve
0.08- arms need to be straight
0.10- nice body roll
0.11- better getting up still needs improvement
0.13- nice spin
0.14- nice fall
0.17- werid walk?
0.23- not as powerful torso twist as before but still good
0.25- nice alignment
0.26- WEAK!
0.33- Nice fall

Strengths:

• My torso twist
• Spins
• Falls

Weakenesses:

• Control
• Transitions
• Arm follwing through

Targets:

• Inprove transitions
• Control spins more
• Follow arms through

13/01/12 Exercise two: feet

We do this exercise to improve the flexibility in our feet and also strengthen our lower alignment.
I feel i am focused throughout this video and stretchng to a good ablitiy.


0.02- movement could be bigger
0.04- good rise
0.06- good lift
0.08- nice walk
0.10- need to work through the floor more
0.12- nice rise
0.15- shoulders need to be more bac ka nd torso needs to be lifted
0.20- good rise
0.28- nice point
0.37-nice point
0.39- nice flex
0.41- hips are well turned out
0.45- nice leg stretch


In this exercise i hit my targeted of turning my leg out more however now i need to lift my torso up more.

Strengths:

• Point
• Rises
• Flex's

Weaknesses:

• Working through the floor
• Shoulders need to be back
• More tension

Targets:

• Lift torso up when lifting lower part of body and put shoulders back
• More tension
• Work through the floor.

13/91/12: Exercise one- Roll downs

In this exercise we work on our Limon technique this is good as it helps with our torso flexibility, articulation of the spine, alingment and weight balance.  I feel i have got good flow in this exercise and am focused.

0.00: good starting position
0.02 nice fall
0.07: lifted torso
0.10: good drop
0.19: could be better alingment
0.23: nice suspence
0.29: bad plank

Strengths:
I am well grounded and focused and look like i know what im doing.

Weaknesses:  Plank and alingment could be better

Targets:

• Plank
• alingment