The Accelerate dance concert is a modern dance concert presented by the Theater and Dance administrations at the University of Kentucky. The concert consisted of three performances in the month of January. On Saturday January 27th I attended the 7:30 pm Accelerate dance concert in the Guignol Theater in the Fine Arts building on campus. While I have attended dance concerts in my past, both live and through videos, this was the first time I have seen modern dance in person. Currently I am enrolled in several dance classes at my university. In each class following the concert we spent time discussing and sharing our opinions on each piece. After discussing with my peers each work of art I have formed my own opinions that may not agree with each of theirs, however when it comes to modern dance I understand that everyones interpretation may vary. One of my favorite dances was entitled, “Deflated Queens”. This piece was choreographed by Anthony Alterio, who is referred to in the program as “trash”. He choreographed this dance to a live recording of Proud Mary sang by Tina Turner. Anthony also had help from Karen
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My main complaint with the Deflated Queens piece was that the choreography included many different styles of dance. I observed jazz techniques demonstrated through the dancers jazz hands as well as aspects of ballet demonstrated through the dancers pirouettes. These two different styles of dance would also explain why during certain portions of the dance performers had their feet pointed while at other moments feet appeared to be relaxed or flexed. The combination of many styles created difficult choreography. I believe the dancers did not execute this combination as well as the five other pieces that were included in the dance concert, because the dance still seemed sloppy and uncleaned, and I struggled to tell if some of the moves were intentional or
My main complaint with the Deflated Queens piece was that the choreography included many different styles of dance. I observed jazz techniques demonstrated through the dancers jazz hands as well as aspects of ballet demonstrated through the dancers pirouettes. These two different styles of dance would also explain why during certain portions of the dance performers had their feet pointed while at other moments feet appeared to be relaxed or flexed. The combination of many styles created difficult choreography. I believe the dancers did not execute this combination as well as the five other pieces that were included in the dance concert, because the dance still seemed sloppy and uncleaned, and I struggled to tell if some of the moves were intentional or