‘Happy as Larry’ a dance production choreographed by Shaun Parker, created at Shaun Parker and Company. Consisting of 9 dancers, 4 female and 5 male dancers. These dancers are professional dancers who work full time at Shaun Parker and Company located in New South Wales. The performance is broken down into sections, which consist of solo, duo, trio and whole group dancing. Happy as Larry is based on human happiness exploring the concept of what makes us happy?
The Enneagram, the exploration of nine personalities; the Optimist, the Performer, the Giver, the Mediator, the Tragic Romantic, the Observer, the Devil’s Advocate, the Perfectionist and the Boss inspire the production. Every dancer is dressed in there own clothing; all clothing is casual, reflecting their personality. Happy as Larry was performed to audiences across the world. Shaun Parkers production consists of hip-hop, ballet, break dancing, contemporary and …show more content…
Every dancer had their own story or personality to perform to the audience. Not everyone finds happiness the same way or portrays it the same way. This explores how people find happiness. Simply ‘the Boss’ finds happiness through controlling other dancers, ‘the Giver’ finds happiness through giving and helping others, and ‘the Optimist’ finds happiness simply from being positive. ‘The Performer’ finds happiness through performing to others, ‘the Perfectionist’ finds happiness through perfecting her every move in life, and ‘the Mediator’ finds happiness through making the dancers come to an agreement and staying happy. ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ finds happiness through striking debate and disagreement in the dancers ‘the Observer’ finds happiness through observing the dancers moves and how they achieve their movements and ‘the Tragic Romantic’ envies the other dancers and often feels sad but does not understand
The Enneagram, the exploration of nine personalities; the Optimist, the Performer, the Giver, the Mediator, the Tragic Romantic, the Observer, the Devil’s Advocate, the Perfectionist and the Boss inspire the production. Every dancer is dressed in there own clothing; all clothing is casual, reflecting their personality. Happy as Larry was performed to audiences across the world. Shaun Parkers production consists of hip-hop, ballet, break dancing, contemporary and …show more content…
Every dancer had their own story or personality to perform to the audience. Not everyone finds happiness the same way or portrays it the same way. This explores how people find happiness. Simply ‘the Boss’ finds happiness through controlling other dancers, ‘the Giver’ finds happiness through giving and helping others, and ‘the Optimist’ finds happiness simply from being positive. ‘The Performer’ finds happiness through performing to others, ‘the Perfectionist’ finds happiness through perfecting her every move in life, and ‘the Mediator’ finds happiness through making the dancers come to an agreement and staying happy. ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ finds happiness through striking debate and disagreement in the dancers ‘the Observer’ finds happiness through observing the dancers moves and how they achieve their movements and ‘the Tragic Romantic’ envies the other dancers and often feels sad but does not understand