Dance self assessment

Technical Skills                   Needs Improvement ---------------Good------------------------- Excellent

Posture & Alignment            1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Flexibility                             1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Strength                                1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Balance                                 1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Co-ordination                       1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Use of Extension                  1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Ability to reproduce movement accurately  1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Performance Skills

Projection /Focus                  1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Musicality                             1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Use of Facial Expression      1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Overall Performance             1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Self-Assessment 27^th March 2015

	Performance Skills	Technical Skills
Strengths	I think my characterisation is very strong. I get into the character I’m playing and take into consideration how they would move, their facial expressions and stereotypical features. For example posture and extension. Also I think my focus is strong during performance as I am trying to get the moves correct.	I think my posture and Strength are strong and I Show confidence through a Strong stance with posture. And generally I think my Strength looks stable and this helps in the performance to Make lifts look steady and imposing.
Weaknesses	However I do need to work On facial expression, even though I do show them. I Need to look confident to Make my performance look Polished and professional.	I really need to work on Extension , flexibility , co-ordination and alignment . These skills are letting my Performance down as they Need to be confident , Polished and neat.

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Action Plan: I need to work on co-ordination during my dance to make it strong and confident. My extension needs to be stronger so I shall work on making big gestures look powerful. I need to improve my balance and to do this I shall find some exercise that can help you gain a sense of balance.

13th Cat's dance

In today's lesson we learnt a new part to the dance where we have a phrase in either pairs or three's . i'm with Amber and Livvie . Myself and Amber step around Livvie and then push her down. We then hold a position with our cameras .

13th kims lesson

Today we started the lesson off with a warm up , 3 of us demonstrated a vocal technique to the rest of the class. Also we started to develop the song 'Everything you didn't do'  . We focused on breath control and diction within the song today. I enjoy this song as its upbeat and has some nice harmonies.

5th blocking britney

In today's rehearsal we had ago at blocking the Britney scene . We focused on staging and positioning. We where in the dance studio today so we will have to reorganize staging when we are in the theatre today.Today the lines where a big problem. It made the pace slow which made it difficult to maintain character when you'd have to keep getting prompted . So that's what I will need to improve for the next time we do the Britney scene. Also I found it hard to relate to what was going on during this scene.My first interpretation is that they are all mad and are trying to make it complex for Lisa to find her hour when it doesn't need to be. The attitudes I think Lisa is feeling in this scene is frustration and impatience.

I think in the next rehearsal we need to have a clear and accurate interpretation of this scene for it to work and come together.The main focus will be line accuracy and confidence .

10th march Birtney scene

In today's rehersal  we ran through the Britney scene . Both casts ran through it twice. At some points it was slow and the pace was too slow to make things flow so that made getting the right lines in the right place difficult. It was clear in that this scene needs the most work because it was very pacey and had alot of characters on stage at the same time. We blocked all of this scene and discovered that its a very active scene. We will need lots of props and it needs to be comical to work. Also its clear that lines are very important for this scene . That will be a target i will set myself. To make this scene flow and be successful all lines will need to be correct and delivered in confidence. Every one was prompted on lines in this rehearsal so that will be a target for all of the cast. However the energy and enthusiasm we brought to the rehearsal was good.
I feel we have a better understanding of the Britney scene , the theme of this scene is distraction and spontaneity. The super objective is for Britney , laughter , inhibitions, ticket and argument to delay and mislead Lisa from her hour.

3rd March Jane/Britney scene

In today's lesson we started blocking the Jane scene . First Holly had a run through with Amber and then myself and Liviey blocked it. We had to do this scene on the floor because in the real scene we will be doing the scene in set that looks like a plane!
The main target I have for this scene is to make the fact that we are in a plane obvious . For this  I think I will have to be very mellow dramatic and exaggerated.To do this I will have to look down as though im up high and most of all be really dramatic about it to make the audience imagine the shock it would be to think you where getting in a car when your actually in a plane.
We aslo had a discussion about Jane , her back story and who she represents to Lisa within the world of  Dissocia. We agreed that she may represent Lisa and how she puts up with an abusive relationship, but blocks it out and doesn't see how serious it is . Also we said that Lisa finds it hard to accept that Jane accepts the abuse inflicted on her which could show that Lisa see alot of her weaknesses in Jane.
Another target for myself in this scene would be to focus on interaction with Jane with lines , que's and keeping the story alive and interesting through facial expressions and tones of voice.

27th Dance Cats

In today's lesson we started devising some of our own phrases to go with the main phrase. I'm part of the paparazzi group and we came up with some ideas involving cameras. We also practised the main phrase all together. I have set myself some targets for the cats dance.
1. I need to improve my co-ordination with my arms and legs. Especially with my left leg as its my weakest leg. To do this I will practise the co-ordination trick where you pat your head and rub your tummy. I will then try and in incorporate this trick in my dance.
2. I need to practise the dance in order to remember all the moves. And get my peers to help me .
In today's lesson I put some good ideas forward like the lift where Amber is lifted and could snatch a camera off henry.
Also in the main phrase I find the roll really hard to get up from so i need to practise that so it looks neat and professional.