This routine is the jazz routine and it begins with the dancers off stage. Once the music starts the beats in the music que them on. They walk out slowly, looking down. The only dancer that begins fast but slows down is the one that taught the other dancers this routine. Another beat signals for them to start. One dancer in the middle begins before the others. For the most part the dancers are synchronized, except for an occasional move that is not on the beat. The dancers in the front have bigger, more energetic moves than those in the back. This includes throwing their arms bigger with more power and getting lower when the move suits it. About half way through the routine the dancers became less synchronized, but all still completed the moves
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It does not seem like this is because they did not know what they were doing, because they did all the steps with the same level of energy, not just one part they may have forgotten. This is likely because of their experience and/or the style of dance they prefer and have been trained in. This was indicated in the dancer surveys as one of these dancers’ favorite style of dance was tap and the other had had no previous dance experience. Classical tap is very different from this form of jazz dance and may be the reason for one dancer to be less energetic in this style of dance. She may feel uncomfortable, unknowledgeable, or simply does not like this style of dance. The other may not have the experience or the knowledge in dance to feel comfortable dancing like the others. She is still gaining experience. There was a third dancer that had slightly less energy in some parts of the dance but more in others. This may be because she had forgotten the section, felt uncomfortable or was limited …show more content…
The dancer were waiting for dance class to start by sitting in the waiting area of the athletic center, on the left when you walk in. There were two loveseats, two couches, and one chair in this space. Dance class was scheduled to start at six o’clock.
It does not seem like this is because they did not know what they were doing, because they did all the steps with the same level of energy, not just one part they may have forgotten. This is likely because of their experience and/or the style of dance they prefer and have been trained in. This was indicated in the dancer surveys as one of these dancers’ favorite style of dance was tap and the other had had no previous dance experience. Classical tap is very different from this form of jazz dance and may be the reason for one dancer to be less energetic in this style of dance. She may feel uncomfortable, unknowledgeable, or simply does not like this style of dance. The other may not have the experience or the knowledge in dance to feel comfortable dancing like the others. She is still gaining experience. There was a third dancer that had slightly less energy in some parts of the dance but more in others. This may be because she had forgotten the section, felt uncomfortable or was limited …show more content…
The dancer were waiting for dance class to start by sitting in the waiting area of the athletic center, on the left when you walk in. There were two loveseats, two couches, and one chair in this space. Dance class was scheduled to start at six o’clock.