Today we focused more on finishing up the choreography. What's the rush you ask? We have one more class left. But we're going to use that class for polishing and personalizing!
Here are the drills we worked on:
Choreography to The Lantern
From the CD “Tribal Derivations” by Beats Antique
Length: 3:59
Time | Movement | Music | Bars |
0:00 | Wait on stage | Intro | |
0:10 | Improvised Movement | Slow | 3 x 8 |
0:27 | Hip slides and hip singles Feet: Walk forward QT dbR Hips: Hip slides QT (whole notes/4 counts) dbR with hip singles FT (eighth notes) dbR. | 2 x 8 | |
0:38 | Accent 1 - Hip Slide R + Chest Slide L Accent 2 - Hip Slide L + Chest Slide R Accent 3 - Upper ab + Low ab locks Accent 4 - Back turn R | Accents | 8 |
0:43 | ATS Torso Rotation (16 counts) with hip singles FT (eighth notes) dbR. Repeat | Theme | 4 x 8 |
1:05 | Hip singles with: accents: * head slide right, left (cts 1+) * shoulder press right, left (cts 2+) * chest lock up, down (cts 3+) ab roll down (cts 4-8) body wave (8 cts) | Theme with breaks | 2 x 8 |
1:16 | Hip Squares (HT, 2 counts for one square)for 7 counts clockwise, dbF. Repeat ccw, dbF. | interlude | 8 |
1:25 | Pelvic Locks dbB (eighth notes, FT) with chest circles (whole notes, QT). Feet cross touch (whole notes, QT). | Theme 2 | 4 x 8 |
1:45 |
| Percussion | 2 x 8 |
1:57 |
| Build Up | 4 x 8 |
2:20 |
| Theme | 4 x 8 |
2:42 | Theme w/breaks | 2 x 8 | |
2:53 |
| Violin | 2 x 8 |
3:05 | interlude | 8 | |
3:10 |
| Violin | 2 x 8 |
3:22 |
| Finale to Fade | 6 x 8 |
Partner Improv exercise:
In your group or with your partner, select 3 poses and figure out how to start facing back and transition to the front in 24 counts. However, this time, work it out so that no one is doing the same movement AND incorporate level or depth change.
Next week is our last week!
Enjoy!
Lily
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