ChoreoCreation 2012: Class 2

Class 2 Recap and Homework!


Technique:

Footwork/Foot patterns

- walk

- grapevine

- cross touch

Hips

- hip singles (warm up)

- hip twists (review)

- pelvic locks

Chest

- chest locks



Movement:

- hip singles full time, walking half time (warm up)

- hip singles full time, cross touch half time

- pelvic locks full time, walking half time

- pelvic locks full time, cross touch half time

- chest lock + pelvic lock, walking half time

- locking and smooth: chest+pelvic, walking half time (arabic/undulation and broken arabic/undulation)



Creative:


1. With a piece of music, enter in:

- diagonal

- spiral

- circle

- v or pyramid



2. Dance your entrances for the class.









Class 2 Homework

MORNING PAGES

In your dance journal, write (pen to paper):

Morning Pages Topic 3 - Why do I like this music? Why did I pick this music?



Morning Pages Topic 4 - What message do I want to share with the world using bellydance and this music?



MUSIC

Take the outline from last week and write down the counts to these sections. For example:

0:05 - Fade in, quiet - 4 sets of 8

0:43 - Question and answer of the violin and flute - 6 sets of 8

1:25 - Percussion - 2 sets of 8

1:40 - Violin solo - 4 sets of 8

2:02 - Flute solo - 4 sets of 8

2:36 - Violin and Flute together, crescendo to the end - 4 sets of 8

2:59 - End



Note that music is typically in 4/4 time (counting 1,2,3,4) whereas dancers typically count in 8/4 time (counting 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). However, not all music is in 4/4 time and the timing can change within a song. If you need help with how to count your music, let me know.



Finally, make a table for the music, leaving the Movement section blank. Here is the example:

http://lilymoves.blogspot.com/2011/10/tfbd-sepoct-series-class-7.html



DANCE

1. Lock yourself up in a room with no distractions and no mirrors. Dance to your music freely without judgement. Just move. Write nothing down. Just move and get connected with the music. Do this at least 3 times before our next class.

2. Practice dancing the entrance of your piece.

3. Create a stationary 16 count combo. We will use this in the next class.