Thursday, September 27, 2012

Dance II-III Contemporary Notes

We Found Love Notes
Song: We Found Love By: Boyce Avenue

Starting position: facing the back, legs in 2nd, arms by side and focus forward
8 1s: hold 1-6 look into RT side 7-8; 2’s: hold 1-6 look into LT side 7-8
8 1s: RT brush to diagonal & RT coupe 1, rotate RT leg to front 2, step through on RT foot 3, step through on LT foot 4, RT arm jazz hand up/down 2s:  LT brush to diagonal & LT coupe 1, rotate LT leg to front 2, step through on LT foot 3, step through on RT foot 4, LT arm jazz hand up/down
8 both close 1, pirouette prep 2, pirouette 3, close in 2nd 4, “puppet” RT hand and RT knee 5-6, wrap hands straighten legs 7, “monkey” arms plie 4th position legs 8
8 Standing people: throw ball around to other side 1-4, brush LT leg through RT leg plie arms cross in front 5-6, X jump 7, land 8 on RT foot arms down Floor people: throw ball around to other side 1-4, brush LT leg through RT leg plie arms cross in front 5-6, open to 2nd low V arms 7, sit on floor 8 legs extended toes pointed
8 Standing people: Chaine turn 1-3 open in 2nd and bend over 4, wrap your hands 5, jump 6, land 7 drop hands 8; Floor people: roll backwards with straight legs landing on tops of feet 1-6, turn over to back on LT shoulder arms in high V 7-8
8 Standing people: arms lift to high V 1-4, step forward RT 5, turn on LT foot 6, step forward RT 7, close LT to RT 8; Floor people: Rise up 1-4, drop RT leg under LT leg 5, cross LT over RT 6 stand up on LT leg turn to front 7, close RT to LT 8
8 ball change LT foot back 1-2, brush LT foot to diagonal with arms in “L” 3-4, prep for inside fan kick 5, inside fan RT leg with arms in opposite L 6, turn over to back LT side on balls of feet 7-8
8 rise up through collar 1-4, walk around body on heels 5-8
8 1s: extend RT arm to side 1, extend LT arm to side 2, drop 3, rise up 4 hold 5-8; 2s: hold 1-4 extend RT arm to side 5, extend LT arm to side 6, drop 7, rise up 8
8 1s: wrap arms and RT leg 1, hop in arabesque arms in touchdown 2, circle RT leg to back 3, face back 4 hold 5-8; 2s: hold 1-4 wrap arms and RT leg 5, hop in arabesque arms in touchdown 6, circle RT leg to back 7, face back 8
2-8: push arms out to back and bend knee diagonal 1-2, pull back “bow tie” arms to front 3-4 1s: put hands on ground 5 circle RT leg around 6-7, shoot leg through to floor 8 close LT to RT 1-2, 3-4 facing the RT side high V arms rising 5-8; 2s: ball change RT 5-6, step back RT 7, LT behind and turning 8, RT front step 1 close LT to RT 2 drop body 3 rise up 4 lift arms to high V 5-8
8 walking to stagger formation for chaine turns
2-8 1s: Step out with RT leg 1 prep 2 turn 3-4 chest lift 5-6 land on floor facing LT diagonal 7-8 sit on floor 1 wrap arms around legs 2 hold 3-4 2s: hold 1-2 Step out with LT leg 3 prep 4 turn 5-6 chest lift 7-8 land on floor facing RT diagonal 1-2 sit on floor 3 wrap arms around legs 4 EVERYONE: “flower” opens 5-7 point toes and hands 8
8 circle RT arm to front or back 1 roll over to RT side 2-5 roll on floor stand up all facing front 7-8
8 swim RT leg arm plie LT leg 1-2, swim LT leg plie RT leg 3-4, walk back RT 5, walk back LT 6, ball change 7-8
8 brush RT leg to side &, 1 coupe LT leg standing on RT leg, X 2, coupe on opposite side 3, kick RT leg arms in L 4, brush RT leg back arms down 5, hop (saute) arabesque to RT diagonal arms in 5th position 6, turn over step RT leg 7, step LT leg plie 8
8 Cartwheel 1-2, sit roll 3-5, sit on knees 6 RT arm from chest to RT diagonal 7-8
8 roll toward the RT side and stand 1-4
5-8 choreography to be made up in your groups
1-8 choreography to be made up in your groups
1 choreography to be made up in your groups

You will need to fix:
  • Beginning formation
  • RT/LT at the beginning of dance
  • Floor people/Chaine People
  • Arms out and arms wrap parts
  • New formation to Chaine
  • Chaine LT/RT
  • 2 8 counts at ending of dance