Choreography

There have been multiple dances throughout the life of man. Some are used in rituals. These could include the Haka, the Morris Dance, and Rainmaking dances. Others are used to interpret a person’s emotions and feelings. It has more of a modern feel and began in the 1900s. However, that isn’t the dance of focus at the moment. Ballet; an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures, is the center of attention. The first form of ballet that was…

sets, narrative and lighting being interdependent, but Cunningham decided to take the opposite approach in his work. He abandoned the theatrical and musical dependency of Graham’s work in favor of an independent collaborative process between the choreography, music and design. He found ways to isolate his choreographic process to create innovative and unexpected work which is I consider…

One, two, one, two… Dancing is all about rhythm and timing. However, dancing is much more than the mechanics; it is an expression of emotion and art. Being able to evoke such strong emotions and feelings by the movements one makes with their body can be a transforming experience. Whether it be slow, fast, simple or complicated, dancing has a way of telling a story; an unspoken story that can make a person reflect on themselves. The performance I went to see was called Poor People’s TV Room. This…

Historically Paris finds a new art scene after the war which is incorporated into the set, narrative, and ballet. Within in the story there are three ballets, one at the beginning reflecting Paris after tragedy; a panorama of dark streets with breadlines. The second concluding act I, is to Gershwin’s second rhapsody and connects the charterers’ narratives together. The largest is the finale piece. They wanted to ballet to be a part of the narrative and made it a collaborative effort between the…

ASB members wore polo shirts that had island and beach designs on them. Once they started the assembly the cheerleaders started cheerleading. After them the Sparteens were up. They danced to military music and there dance it made up of various choreographies. The danced from side to side, jazzed their hands, made a circle on the gym floor, and ended with the splits. The dance was well done I didn’t see any mistakes. It was a very different type of dance than what they normally perform during…

slippers. By wearing this, the audience expected her to do so much more than what she actually did. They expected her to do the sexual moves to match what she was wearing, but instead she only circled her arm and played with a yo-yo. As a dancer/choreography, you have to get an audience somehow and we all know that sex sells. It’s a way for us get information out there for them to want more. In conclusion, Twyla Tharp’s “Tank Dive” really opened my eyes to how the dance world really works.…

“A New York Dancer” is written by Veronica Dittman. In 2002, Veronica was a dancer in New York trying to work for independent choreographers while also training under her own whims and interests. She trains diligently to become the type of dancer she would want to watch. Throughout this article, Veronica states how she has learned the “dancer life” in New York and how much time and energy it takes when dancing and having to manage other jobs for the money. Venturing out to New York, the…

watch. It was really interesting and slightly lifted my down in the blues dance funk. The lights were red and the music was creepy. The dancers were Tyler and my teacher Toni. Tyler was like this little demon that was trying to control Toni. The choreography was creative and unique. It incorporated a little aerial dance because Tyler was in a harness. I would love to see a further extension of this idea in other dances that relate. Every element came together to create a clear thought; faces,…

In Compañía Sharon Fridman’s Hasta Dónde and All Ways, the pieces are based on the technique of contact improvisation, resulting in an intimate drive of human connection. The movement is carefully crafted so the dancers weave in-between and circle one another, get hoisted in the air, and crash down all in a harmonious tableau. Though the precariously teetering pairs or groups of bodies, the dancers move and balance in seemingly impossible manners allowing the audience to feel the connection…

On December 6th, I saw the Moscow Ballet 's Great Russian Nutcracker at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI. The Moscow Ballet was on their 2016 National Tour. The choreographer Stanislav Vlasov, former soloist with the Bolshoi Ballet. Stanislav Vlasov reimagined the ballet and showcased his own view of the Great Russian Nutcracker. It was practically special because Western Michigan University symphony orchestra had the opportunity to play along side of the dancers. Throughout the ballet,…