Dance I- Something is Missing- Lyrical

Dance I: Lyrical

Brandy- Something Is Missing

Beginning position: 2nd position legs, arms by side
8 Group 1: hold 1-4 wrap arms at chest 5-6, lean LT 7 lean RT 8
  Group 2: walk into spot 1-7, end in 2nd position 8
8 Step on LT leg 1, L arms LT diag and point RT toe 2, L arms RT diag and point LT toe 3, LT arm to ear 4, cross RT foot over LT and arms to shoulders &, open to 2nd Plie and arms extend forward 5-6, LT heal down &, lift RT arm over head and PT out and lean on LT leg 7, cross RT leg over LT and turn 8
8 Step forward LT 1, step out with RT leg to side and open RT elbow to the side 2, chasse &3, Passe RT leg with LT arm extended forward 4, Turn out RT passe leg and LT arm open to 5th position, step RT 6, step LT & brush RT foot back circle RT arm back 7, face back and lean on RT leg extending LT to out 8
8 Step LT 1, hinge RT leg &, turn over LT shoulder to front with arms in L 2, step forward RT 3, step forward LT &, prep chaine 4, chaine turn to RT side 5-7, plie facing LT wall 8
8 open RT arm circle 1, finish circle with LT arm 2, drop body 3, stand 4, ball change back 5-6, pivot 7-8 to back
8 Group 1: Chasse 1-2, sit on LT hip 3, roll to RT diag 4, push flexed feet out 5, drop body on legs 6, bend legs 7, roll head 8, mermaid on LT hip 1, roll over to belly &, mermaid to RT hip 2, cross RT leg over 3, stand facing RT wall 4
8 Group 2: Hold 1-2, Chasse 3-4, sit on LT hip 5, roll to RT diag 6, push flexed feet out 7, drop body on legs 8, bend legs 1, roll head 2, mermaid on LT hip 3, roll over to belly &, mermaid to RT hip 4, cross RT leg over 5, stand facing RT wall 6
8 Group 1: Hold 1-2, hold 3-4, Chasse 5-6, sit on LT hip 7, roll to RT diag 8, push flexed feet out 1, drop body on legs 2, bend legs 3, roll head 4, mermaid on LT hip 5, roll over to belly &, mermaid to RT hip 6, cross RT leg over 7, stand facing RT wall 8
8  YOUR GROUPS CHOREOGRAPHY: Create this 8 and 7 counts moving toward a lift or
7 partner stunt

What you are responsible for:

• Beginning formation - decide who is in front and who is in back

X        X                        X         X                      X                                                    
    X         X                      X                     X         X

• Chasse section: Decide who is going to go on 1, 3 and  5. Your numbers may change.
• Lift (feet off the ground) or Partner (two people touching) stunt
• Ending pose: Pose on 7. You can use walking counts to get into your position.
• Make sure ALL group members know the dance!!!

Skills Exam on Tuesday and Wednesday November 6 and 7, 2012

Dance II Pop, Drop Lock

Skills Exam: Dance II-III
Pop, Lock, Roll


Beginning position: Facing the back in parallel 1st position with head forward

8 Roll shoulder 1, drop down 2, roll up body 3, look up 4, step out RT leg to lunge arms in L with RT arm up 5, bend elbow into chest knee in 6, back to lunge knee out arms back to L &, bring RT leg to LT foot arms by side 7 step out RT leg 8
8 Step out with RT leg roll hips to RT side 1-4, walk front RT foot 5, hit RT hip 6, step forward LT foot 7, hit RT hip 8
8 Brush RT leg back arms in L with RT arm forward facing diag 1, “betty boop” 2, arabesque 3, left arabesque 4, step out RT leg and circle body to LT 5-7, dig RT leg prep arms 8
8 Step out  RT, brush RT leg to back &, turn over and turn out passe RT leg arms in 1st 2, step out RT leg 3, arms in box 4, look RT 5, look LT 6, look RT 7, look LT &, look RT 8
8 Chasse LT arms behind back 1&2, prep in 2nd plie wrap arms around body 3, stationary arms in high V 4, land on RT leg on floor 5, roll to front 6-7, plank to diag 8
8 Sit on RT hip 1, sit facing back LT diag 2, circle head to LT 3-4, cross LT leg over RT leg and get up 5-7, hands on hip and dig RT foot 8
8 Step RT 1, flick LT leg 2, Step LT 3, flick RT 4, step forward RT arms cross down 5, pop back on LT leg arms in high V and RT leg in passe 6, pivot RT to LT side arms to side
8 Chasse RT arms in L 1&2, prep with RT foot forward arms crossed at chest 3, saute (hop) on LT foot RT foot in passe with arms in L RT arm up 4, step out RT 5, step back LT 6, step back RT 7, open to LT side with arms on hips in fists 8

What you are responsible for:

• Beginning formation - decide who is in front and who is in back

X        X                        X         X                      X                                                    
   X         X                      X                     X         X

• Lift (feet off the ground) or Partner (two people touching) stunt
• Ending pose: Music Fades

Make sure ALL group members know the dance!!! 

Skills Exam on Tuesday and Wednesday November 6 and 7, 2012

Point Shoes

Hand out for these videos can be found here.

How It's Made: Point Shoes

The (un)making of the pointe shoe (Video by Altin Kaftira)  

How to Break in Pointe Shoes

Anaheim Ballet: Pointe Shoe Questions

Dance I: Oct 22-23, 2012

October 22-23, 2012
Do Now:
1. Dress out
2. Grab your Spiral
3. Grab a pen or pencil
4. Locate the next blank sheet in your spiral; write the date
5. Watch and write:

1. The Nutcracker:

 

• Composed in 1891 by Tchaikovsky
• Choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
• The story of a young German girl who dreams of a Nutcracker Prince and a fierce battle against a Mouse King with seven heads.
• A tradition during the holiday season

2. Swan Lake

• Swan Lake is the most technically and emotionally challenging classical ballet (many of its early performers claimed it was too difficult and complex to dance)
• Much is unknown of its original production, but its revised production by the famous choreographers Petipa and Ivanov is the base of the many versions we see today.
• While hunting, Prince Siegfried sees an amazing swan. As he takes aim to shoot, the swan turns into a beautiful woman. The woman, Odette, tells the prince that she is a princess who has come under the spell of an evil sorcerer. During the day she must be a swan and swim in a lake of tears.

3. A Midsummer's Night Dream

• 1962, George Balachine premiered his first full length (entire evening) ballet.
• A Midsummer’s Night Dream, a Shakespeare classic, served as the base of Balachine’s ballet. 

4. Coppélia

• Coppélia was composed by Delibes and choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon.
• Coppélia is a light hearted tale portraying man’s conflict between idealism and realism, art and life.
• Its world premier with the Paris Opera was successful in 1871
• Coppélia is a life-size doll created by the mad Doctor Coppélius, who leaves her sitting at the balcony. She looks so human, that a boy named Franz is mesmerized by her, forgetting his engagement to Swanhilda. The latter finds out that Coppélia is only a doll, and decides to impersonate her to show Franz his foolishness.

5. Peter Pan

• Peter Pan is relatively new to the world of ballet.
• There is no “set in stone” way to perform the piece and can be interpreted differently by each producer, choreographer and music director.
• Although each production may be different, the story remains without much variation

6. The Sleeping Beauty

• The Sleeping Beauty was Tchaikovsky’s first famous ballet.
• The choreography was created by world renowned Marius Pepita who also choreographed The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
• As the ballet begins, baby Princess Aurora is being christened. The evil Carbosse storms in and curses the baby, as her invitation to the event had been overlooked. The curse states that on her 18th birthday, the princess will prick her finger and die.

7. Cinderella

• Many versions of Cinderella exist, but the most common are those that use Sergei Prokofiev’s score.
• In 1948, choreographer, Frederick Ashton staged a full-length production using Prokofiev’s music which turned out to be a huge success.

Jerome Robbins

Technique Jam Oct 20, 2012

Any dancer interested in further exploring dance technique and find out what dance team is all about are invited to join First Ladies at Travis High School on Saturday October 20 from 9am to 2p. The cost for this clinic is $15 and you will receive a shirt if you attend. All you need to do to attend is show up at Travis at 9am with $15, a lunch and water. Let Mrs. Hughes or any FL for further information.

Travis HS
1211 East Oltorf Street
Austin, TX 78704

Dance I: October 15-16, 2012

Oct 15-16, 2012
Do Now:
1. Dress out
2. Grab your Spiral
3. Grab a pen or pencil
4. Locate the next blank sheet in your spiral
5. Make sure the next section is labeled In the middle of the page:

Ballet, Lyrical

and

Contemporary Dance

1. Knowledge and skills.
(1)  Perception. The student develops an awareness of the body's movement, using sensory information while dancing. The student is expected to:
(A)  demonstrate basic kinesthetic and spatial awareness with others;
(B)  develop sensitivity toward others when working in groups;
(C)  express ideas and emotions through movement; and

2. Creative expression/performance. The student applies body sciences and fitness principles to dance. The student is expected to:
(A)  communicate using appropriate anatomical terminology;
(B)  demonstrate basic principles of proper skeletal alignment; and
(C)  practice an effective warm-up and cool-down, using elements of proper conditioning.

3. Creative expression/performance. The student develops knowledge and skills of dance elements and of choreographic processes and forms in a variety of dance styles. The student is expected to:
(A)  perform memorized movement sequences with rhythmical accuracy in several dance styles, including classical ballet, tap, modern, and ethnic dance;



6. Write down today’s date and following (bold only):
Every ballet class begins at the barre. Dancers use the support of the barre to work through exercises one side of their bodies at a time. They first hold on with one hand and work the opposite leg, then turn around and hold on with the other hand and work the opposite leg.
The purpose of Barre Exercises-

• They help warm up the muscles.
• They increase speed and precision of footwork.
• They help the body prepare for jumps and turns.
• They increase flexibility and strength in the spine.
• They improve balance.

Plie (plee yeh) – In French means “folded or bent”. There is a demi-plie, or half bending, and grande-plie, or full bending, of the knees.
Tendu (tahn dew) – In French means “ stretched”. In dance it is the brushing of the foot along the floor with the leg straight without lifting the toe. It is done to warm up and stretch the muscles of the foot as a preparation for larger leg movements.

Ballet/Contemporary

	Characteristics of the Style	Type of Music	Type of Costume	Dance Origins
Ballet	-Walking is done in the "turned-out" position   -Graceful -Flexibility and balance -Straight extensions     -Straight alignment	Classical Music, no words sung	Tutus, pointe shoes an                      and leotards	Beginning from the court dances of 1600's in Europe. Early ballets in France were known as “romantic ballets” due to their mythological or “damsel in distress” subject matter.
Contemporary Ballet	-Flexed feet -Pointe shoes -Turnout and Parallel together in one dance -Modern movement mixed in with Ballet staples	Modern songs	Pointe shoes
Contemporary Dance	Flexed feet Parallel feet Conveys a feeling Rise and fall Curved spine	Modern songs- usually something that tells a story	Anything the choreographer sees fit	Off-shoot of Modern Dance, mixes the technique of ballet with the intensity and feeling of modern dance.