GCSE Dance Extended Notes

I chose this piece of medical specialty beca wont of the clear-cut and established structure, which helped mark certain moments of my spring and distinguish each piece from adept an early(a). Instead of the back demonstrate music organism accompanied by actual words, afterward the of import inning up of the song a adult female can be heard interpret strange mesmerizing noises. I think this compliments the topic of granting immunity in the southward sectionalization of my trip the light fantastic toe, beca theatrical role now my eccentric is free of oppression they can pull themselves in whatever way they want to, like the woman singing in the piece of music.It is noticeable that before, and including the prepare up to the singing woman that the music is rattling repetitive. When played along to my terpsichore, I thought it stand for the monotony of a strivers life. However, what could be in like manner heard in the build up was a glimmer of endearing hope, beca use withal though the music represented sadness, the t sensation stayed bright through with(predicate)out. In the source variance of the dace I valued to hand everywhere snippets of the slaves usual day. I also cute to keep the energy in the jump gentle and keep a minimum amount of strong energy in it.This is because I waned the audience to relate to the feeling of being confined and ordered more or less. Also, it generall(a)y focuses on the view of freedom being in the form of hope inward(a) the references taper, rather than freedom being expressed in executions which would be associated with much(prenominal) an idea. I begin at centre stage on the decorate curled up in a ball to symbolise the sharp spot the slave is kept in, thus ease myself of the narration in a swift manner, keeping my head in front of the stick around of my body. This shows the audience that the slave is being dragged out of bed in a hostile manner.I began to inject the fear the slave has on their overlord into the dance by covering my face with my featforce, as one would normally do if they are reaching to hide or if they are anticipating somatogenetic aggression. I start to travel to depressedstage right taking prominent strides and stumbling with every step to show the slave being pushed towards the fields to work. I kept the levels in which I was performing low which emphasises the slaves inferiority when compared to their master. subsequently three or so strides I immediately begin to use a repeated gesture, which gives the impression of the slave being forced into restriction on the field.I right raise my left work up and when that arm reaches its peak height I bring my opposite arm up in the air to meet and bring them back down towards the ground whilst lurching forwards. This represents the slave working in a field with some tell of tool, which I envision to be a tool for picking at soil. In addition, the heavy lurch forward helps me to symbo lise the constant aim of oppression. For the part in the graduation exercise ingredient w here(predicate) the slave tries to retaliate, I valued to use ordures which would put importance on the levels apply in this token plane plane section.This is because it defined the relationship between the slave and their master, and this was especially important as the audience could not depict the masters actions for themselves-this had to be portrayed in the movements of the slave. In this moment in the dance the slave tries to fight for freedom. I use gestures such as a clenched fist to show my percentage is willing to fight oppression, and rise on the tip toes to create a high level, which symbolises rising against the master.However, I concisely cover my face with my hands again and leap backwards in recoil as the slave is overcome with the power of the master. After unsuccessfully trying to stick up of oneself, the slave drops to the floor, to a low level. This spick-and-sp an level, lower than the audience has seen the slave before helps to emphasise how lowly the slave is thought of by themselves and their master. I then raise my arms and then bring them back down to my chest resting my flat palms against the other, and this represents the hope the slave still feels even after being beaten by their master.I keep my body crop compressed into an angular shape whilst lying down on the floor, which shows my persona resting before quickly reaching up with their hands to the sky notwithstanding then being pushed back down to the floor. I repeat this movement several times to convey the idea of labor coming from the slave. I also included some movement pieces such as winding my body around so my stomach faced upwards, and also slew my body across the floor. After these movements I swivel around into a kneeling position and clench my fists again and then punch them into the floor below me.This is again to convey perseverance and to let the audience und erstand, the slave has not given up their fight for freedom. The transition from section A to section B is very clear as the music transforms into a free drifting melodic chime with violin ___ in the foreground. Here, in this transaction, is where I tried to convey the journey to emancipation. I apply a lot of space in this travelling sequence by rails around in a circular pathway, because I wanted to show the slave trying to break free of their masters strict reign.Whilst running through my circular pathway, I held my right arm out to convey the idea of the slave trying to make the most of the new found space around them. In section B I wanted to mainly use movements that symbolised freedom instead of the daily routines of the slave. After running around in the circular pathway, I lurch forward at the build up of the dance making a fist with my hand, as here I wanted to include one of my dance motives. For another one of my movements I stand on my tip toes and make a v shape wit h my arms to represent my persona basking in the space all around them.I have experimented with a number of movements in the near parts of the dance, because I wanted to show that my persona is free to try out new things and be themselves. I leap onto the floor which is hypothetic to represent a giddy action of joy and then soon return to a standing position. I further try new moves which the audience hasnt seen before. For example, I bend into a hunched position and then jump whilst swinging my arms past my legs. I finish the dance with a final lurch forward and repeat one of my dance motifs with a raising of my arms in a v shape. mark positions 1.Fighting- This position is very varied through my dance throughout my integral dance, and can consequently go unnoticed just like the inner strength of a person-which cant always be seen by others. The position represents the perseverance of my persona, and their unwillingness to give up fighting oppression. In section A of the dance, this position can be seen when my persona stands up to their master and also when they are crouching down on a low level and they pecker their fists down to the floor. I wanted to use this a reminder that even though my persona has been beaten many times, they are not expiry to give up their search for freedom.Prayer- This position also varies throughout the dance to show hope and faith, and this also ties with my first motif 3. Freedom- This is my main motif which has been positive with unalike levels and dynamics. The main meaning of this position is the act of comprehend freedom. I performed this gesture relatively weakly in terms of dynamics, in section one. The reason for this was because my persona, the slave couldnt fully embrace freedom under the rule of a master. To make this move effective in the first section, I used a range sad facial expressions in order to increase my projection to the audience.It was important, this movement stood out to the audience as it fully represents one of the fundamental ideas behind my dance idea vagary is emancipation. In the final section, this movement is seen very differently. For example, the pace in which the movement is performed is quicker and at times, at a higher level. For example, when the music reaches is culminate and I break into the freedom movements I rise up on my tip toes performing the movement with a strong energy. This is because I wanted to show the audience how exhilarating freedom feels my persona.Also, I wanted the developed motif to juxtapose against the one I used in the first section. Evaluation I decided to create my dance around the fender motifs I came up with, these were mainly gestures which represented frustration, desperation, hope and of course, freedom. The movement materials I came up with next derived from my original starting point which was the diary of a slave who was involved in the West Indian Slave Trade. erst I was happy with my ideas I listened to the music I inte nded to dance to and let my mind create possible moves in the dance.I understand my music to have three sections, the first is the base, the second is the build up and the final section I labelled the pinnacle part of the piece. I fit this in with my dance having the first section as the one where my persona is being oppressed and calling this section A, having the second section of the music transform into a transition between the previous section and the one to follow, and finally having the last section of the music as my section B, where the slave is at last emancipated.I think the movements I used in section A informed the audience of my dance idea more than the movements in section B. I think this because, in section A, I used more realistic movements whereas in section A my dance material was more towards the abstract spectrum in order to choke the feeling and idea of freedom rather than what one might do if they were free. This was effective in my point of view, because it broke up the dance and I thought it was refreshing to watch a piece that was both somewhat surreal and realistic at the same time.It also kept my idea flowing as I was never bored when concocting the next part of my dance, as I could use a new or different dance technique that I had not used before. I was very pleased with how section A turned out, because I think it communicated the hardships of being a slave, and already, so early in the dance I could see the personality of my persona coming through. I used all of my main movements in the beginning without crowding the first section or overcrowding other movements.Section B was a slight struggle for me as I wanted to use large, strong, dramatic movements notwithstanding the ones I had created in my head were hard to physically perform. For example, the leaps I wanted to do were not possible in my range of skill. However, I overcame this by performing small leaps but with the maximum amount of energy I could exert into it. If I could work on this dance further I would love to explore my persona actual journey to emancipation in much more compass point I feel their story had to be cut short due to time and I think their is a lot more that could be told.Another reason for this is that I want to delve deeper into the hardships fighting for freedom brings, as I think I definitely skimmed over that aspect in my dance. Also, I would like to edit the music, as it is too long for my dance. Overall, I think I communicated the main idea of my dance clearly. Aided by my motif developments, I think the movements I used reflected the emotions of persona as well.