Practicing the Breakfast Club dance in the theatre

In today's dance rehearsals we were working on the use of the spacing and setting of the dance piece with the transitions in the theatre.One of my strengths from being in the theatre to practice and work on the piece is my use of travelling. For example, I had to work on my travelling of the transitions of each section that I am in to travel and go off the stage. The use of moving more with the movement will help me travel more with where I want to get to(which would be off the stage very efficiently and smoothly). Travelling in the Breakfast Club dance piece is seen as one of the key essentials within the dance. Travelling also has to be used to gt us from and to off stage as well. Especially, when we are using it in release technique(to travel with it and to use the movement to release with it. It helps with the attitudes and the choreographic intention of the dance.

Another strength that I noticed from using the theatre in my dance studies during rehearsal time is my extensions in my legs. For example, one way of how this is shown is through by the movement such as the needle jump and the straddle jump that I am lifting my legs to shown extension. Which I am portraying within the dance. Extensions are helping me with the technical field of contemporary dance and with release technique. As, this is known for the suspension and the field that it chooses to carry out using the torso and the centre of the gravitational pull and force of the centre.

The last strength that I have noticed is my use of adapting to the use of the space for the dance piece, "The Breakfast Club". For example, one way of how this was applied was through the use of being able to travel more(if I thought I would not be able to get to or to reach out more if I was too far from my partner/dancers around me). Adapting to any sort of the space which is applicable towards me as a dancer. But towards dancers as a whole within doing dance pieces.

One of the weaknesses that I have noticed is being able to get into the right position of the image that I am suppose to get into. For example, one illustration of how this was represented is through by me being too far in one of the images that was projected on the projector for me to get into. One way of how I could work on getting into the images is by going through a path that I am going to travel into the position. Furthermore, making sure that I am travelling enough to get into the position.

Another weakness that I noticed is the use of my projection of facial expressions of the images. One way of how this is explored is through my use of eye-line and looking more up and forward towards the audience or the angle that the picture is positioned. Which demonstrates the technicalities of placement of body in the correct dance stance.

The last weakness that I noticed is my use of facial and emotional expressions. For example, one way of how this was illustrated is through by me needing to match with the facial expressions. The use of having self efficient facial expressions are seen as the key essential within my dance performance. By practicing the dance more with my eye level above and towards the audience. Also, to showcase energy and also expression within the face which correspond with the movement.