Friday, 2 December 2016

Working out formations of Alvin Ailey's dance

In our dance class rehearsals we were working on the fan section of revelations. Within the issues in the category such as the formations of the dance and what characteristics and features that have to be applied within the fan dance. This is including gossiping and spreading the news within the church. It emphasises on preaching and reaching out towards everyone. Through this represents power and passion with information that comes from one person then goes towards all. Gossiping within the church explores the cultural heritage of black African American's. It is enduring a social protest that is being explicitly shown and demonstrated through all the griefs to the redemption and joy preached in God's eyes. One aspect of this section of Revelations is that it composes yearn for deliverance and attitudes of how African American's have had so much that they were struggling for. 

One of my strengths within the fan dance section of Revelations is my use of the prop to explore the characteristics of the dance piece. For example, one attitude is that the use of the fan is explored as of showing that the news is spreading around all of us. The fan is a form and method of communication throughout the whole dance piece. This section speaks out the troubles of this world. It speaks out an earthly feel of struggle and sorrow through the brown neutral coloured costumes. The atmosphere of this choreography is being described as weightful and a burden to carry out within the dance.

Another strength that I have is my clarity and technicality of the dance movements. For instance, one way that this is being portrayed is through my movements having an range of effective emotion through the repetition of the motifs. It is referring Alvin Ailey's church life. Even though the main aim of church is to praise the lord. In this modern contemporary culture church mostly involves gossip and spreading the news across not only one but all.

The last strength that I have noticed is my turn out and extension of the turn out of the dance. For example, one way that is explored is through by making sure that my legs are turned out in the right position of the dance(i.e. second position extended out). Throughout revelations speak out the truth and also the confidence to believe and reach out for something more which you thought that you can not get or achieve as a black African American citizen.

One of the weaknesses that I have noticed  is my application of Graham technique. 

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