Show log week 5.

18/5/15

Today we started with our solos as there were a few people coming in later on so there wasn't any point doing a group routine. In this studio space time I ran over my solo. I was contemplating whether to change my song as I wasn't feeling it, so I sat down and had a little to a few different songs and tried to put my choreography to those songs. It didn't work with two of the four songs id picked but then it was time to go so I couldn't try work out which one I preferred. I think the main reason for me wanting to change my song is that I've listened to it so much that I've just lost the connection to it and I'm now getting stunted for ideas. We then had drama where we staged our piece. Tierney wasn't in for drama so me and Millie had to read her lines as we went through the scene. Anna mainly  staged it all but we put input into it as to how we think we should move or if we could of done this. By going through the lines and staging it it's helped me remember the lines a lot more and because I half heartedly know Tierney and Millie's lines I know when I'm due to say something. We clarified what props we would be using and what we would be wearing. I'm looking forward to performing this piece as it's going to be funny but at the same time very nervous because I'm not used to playing a funny character. We then had musical theatre where we warmed up and stretched then ran the routine. After we'd ran the routine a few times we had to clarify a few things towards the end as everyone had kind of forgotten or wasn't sure of the exact movement. We then added on abit more choreography and recorded it. I'm glad we recorded it because the choreography that was added on yesterday kept getting me as I couldn't work out my feet properly. In the afternoon instead of modern we had studio time as not everyone was here and it makes sense to do it with everyone. So, I ran over tap with Tierney as I don't know the beginning section very well as I joined in late. There are two or three parts of the tap routine that keep catching me and I really can't get my brain to work with my feet but I got the rest of the choreography. It was really bugging me that I couldn't get the steps because in theory they are very simple but if I keep practising then I will hopefully be okay for the show! For the last ten minutes I ran my solo with my original song as I'm still unsure what song I want to do it to. 

19/5/15 

Today we in ballet we had a quick warm up and stretch and then we ran the routine once. I'm glad we ran it first so I could refresh myself of the choreography because we haven't done it in a while. We then completed the piece. There are a few moves that I can't do but I know with abit of practise I should be okay. We then ran it two or three times and recorded it, once again I'm glad we recorded it so I can have a look at it if I get confused or lost on a step. This piece is very simplistic but I love it, I may not be able to do a move or two but I really enjoy it. Kelly corrected me on my leg in one of turns which I hadn't even realised I was doing wrong which is good. We then done our solos, I done my solo to the other songs again today and I've decided that I'm just going to stick with my original song as I actually do like it now. I think I was just having an off day the other day. I then got Zak to watch it for me and he said it's good and he suggested a move I could do because I was stuck for ideas which has helped me as I was really stunted. I think ran it a few times and Millie came in and watched it and then I watched hers, we gave eachother a few ideas which was nice as having others ideas helps you think differently. We then went downstairs and we all showed our solos to Mary and Kelly. They said that it was good I just need to get a move on and start added more choreography to get it completed so I can start perfecting and cleaning it in time for the show. 

20/5/15 

Today in commercial we warmed ourselves up and stretched. We then ran the piece and I stopped towards the end as I didn't know the choreography as I wasn't present last week. Kelly then taught me the section they learnt last week, there were two bits that are very similar and I kept getting them confused. I made sure that I stopped Kelly and asked her if I was doing it right and to just clarify certain bits for me. After running it and breaking it down a few times I got it. We then added the last bit of choreography on which is basically the beginning bit but slightly altered. We ran it once to get it into our heads then twice full out. When we done it full out the first time Kelly recorded it and the second time Mary watched. The end is very simple but it confuses me a little bit as I've trained my brain to turn left but I now have to do it on the right side aswell. There is a section where I have to freestyle and walk to the front which is out of my comfort zone but I'm feeling confident about this piece overall. We then had half an hour to do our solos, in this time I ran it once. after performing it yesterday I realised that when I am really nervous I speed things up so I was early on a few parts so today I added in a few moves to prevent me from being thrown when I perform it if I go fast. I watched a few dance pieces on YouTube to try and get some inspiration and I liked a few things so I altered some of it and put it in my solo. I think by tomorrow I should have my solo nearly finished. I'd like to get Mary to watch my solo and tell me what she thinks of it. Today we also had street which was really good. We learnt a new section and ran through all of the other pieces we have previously learnt which was extremely helpful as I'd forgotten parts of a few of them. Today I finally mastered how to do the section I couldn't do in peanut butter and work it. We just continued to recap over each section and then at the end we ran it all for Mary to see. We have now learnt nearly all of the sections for the piece we just have to learn one more and have it put together and cleaned now. Today I feel like I've improved in most of the pieces and I've understood things I previously hadn't. 

21/5/15 

Today i only had rehearsals for contemporary as I came into college late due to me having physiotherapy. In contemporary we done a warm up as usual and then we got on with doing the routine. We got quite a lot done today and Emile made sure we knew all the little details so that when we come back from half term we can get straight into learning more of it. I love the theme and idea behind this dance and I love the story it tells. I think it's going to look really effective when it's finished and this is probably my favourite dance so far for the show. 

Show log week 4.

11/5/15 -

Today in drama we started off by giving a brief outline of our character profiles we'd done for our homework and then we done our usual voice relaxation work. This week it was based on being cold so we had to think of a memory or put ourselfs in that place. I really didn't connect well with this exercise I couldn't relax myself enough. We then moved on and got into our groups. We went I to the studio next door and ran through our script a few times we then discussed and made a list of props we should use for the performance. We also discussed how we could set it and what we would wear. We now have a full list of props and a vivid idea of what we are all going to wear and a vivid outline of how we want it set up. After our exam today I had about 20 minutes left that used to go over my solo. I recapped my solo a few times and realised that I have a few gaps in certain bits that I could fill with a lot more choreography than I already have so I experimented with some different moves and I now have most of my gaps filled in. I think because I was in a studio with other people I was nervous so I was dancing quicker so I felt like it would be beneficial to me to add more choreography in. I have about 30-40 seconds left that I need to choreograph quickly! We then had modern straight after where we ran the routine. To begin with no one could really remember the choreography but when we got into it it all came back. Kerry then added on a little bit of choreography but I feel like if we had all remembered the piece we could of had a lot more done today than what we did have. 

13/5/15 -

Today the only rehearsals we had for the show was street. We done 2 more sections that were peanut and work it. We started with the piece peanut and Emile went through step by step with that one and then we ran it quite a few times. Every time we'd learn the next phrase we'd re run it just to make sure we all had it. It was really really quick. I was in the zone today and I seemed to just get it easily. I just kept adding in an extra drop into the hips at the beginning but that's because it reminded me of an old routine. Therefore I asked Emile to show me where I was going wrong and he corrected me. Once id been corrected it felt so much better and it felt as though the choreography was a lot easier. We then had a break and went on to learn work it. Work it was as quick but I enjoyed that. I feel like today I was really in the zone and I just really got on with it all today. The last little bit of workit wasn't going in but it's because my weight was in the wrong place and it was throwing me! 

14/5/15 - 

Today in tap we completely finished the routine and made sure that everyone knew it all. Once we'd added on the last bit of choreography that completed the routine we went back from the beginning running it slowly clarifying bits. This really benefited me because I hadn't learnt the beginning section properly yet id just picked up along the way. The beginning bit isn't quite in my head properly yet but I'll hopefully get it if I keep looking at the videos and rehearsing. We also recorded it. I feel like now as a collective because we've all got the steps and the footwork we need to add more characterisation and feel like dance more with our upper bodies. I'm really nervous but excited to perform this piece as it's so far out of my comfort zone but I enjoy it. We then had rehearsals for contemporary. I missed the beginning part of the lesson but when I went in I was informed that we've completely changed the routine once again. I do like the idea and theme behind this dance better than the others. I had to pick up on the choreography quickly as everyone had already learnt it but I felt like I done that well and there is just one move that I struggle to do which it's a back bend from the floor to standing. This will just come with practise though. We then started to set the beginning bit of choreography with formations and ran it a few times before we finished. 

Rehearsed everything at the gym on the Friday, I made sure I went over street a few times as that's what I feel I'm struggling in at the minute. 

Singing Vlog 8.

20/5/15

https://youtu.be/r2_n6YO4z3Q

Singing Vlog 7.

13/5/15

https://youtu.be/A2T3WcWpHCg

Character Profile for Drama.

I couldn't find anything on my character, but this is all I have.





Head - Rot Holiday Part 1 - scene 8

This play is based on three patients that live in a psychatric unit. The patints havebeen convicted of crimes but are to insane to go to prison.
Name: Ruth
Age:
Date of birth:
Gender:
Where does he/she live?:
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Parents:
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Physical characterisations ie glasses hair colour eye colour
born to right now? explai everything ehy they act in a certain way
Appears to be naive and keeps lapsing into song lrics. She allows men to physically abuse her and has become emotionally detached / disconnected from her physical body. We are all detained without time limit. Ruth often can't remeber if it's real life or part of a song. It's christmas time and there is a disco. They all get dressed up to go to the disco.

Show log week 3.

5/5/15

Today in commercial we done our usual warm up and exercises to get us in the correct mood for this style. We then recapped the routine for Amber as she wasn't here. After we recapped it we went over it slowly a few times and we clarified certain intricate movements just to make sure we all have it correctly. We then added on another 20 seconds of choreography. I love this style and this piece and I pick it up quickly do I can't wait to perform it in the show. However, there is a walk that been added into this piece where we all hunched over and I personally don't like but that's because it makes me feel awkward. I feel like I worked well today and so did everyone else. In studio time today my first 45 minutes were with Amber making a start on our street piece. Amber suggested we do it to ' Rihanna - B*tch better have my money' to which I agreed as I feel it's going to be a good song for us both and we'll be able to choreograph to it without getting really stuck. We began by throwing a few movement ideas at eachother and then we pieced a few of them together. We had to alter a few things just to make sure it went with the music but I loved it. There was a move that we weren't sure on so we both done it differently to decide which one we preferred, Zak then helped us decide what looked good and what didn't. I like how there is a contrast in dynamics throughout the 20 seconds we already have choreographed. To finish the 45 minutes of we recorded it so that we could see what it looked like. I feel that Zak being in the room giving us advice and opinion on the choreography helped us get on with it quicker. The next 45 minutes were dedicated to rock and roll. We recapped and thoroughly went through what we had previously choreographed just to benefit us all. Instead of choreographing more of the piece we experimented with some different styled lifts and jumps. This was really beneficial as the next time we have rock and roll we can get straight on and choreograph instead of wasting time seeing if we can do something or not. I feel like rock and roll is coming on nicely and I'm not worried about the amount of time we have left. 

6/5/15

Today in ballet we were practising our piece for the show. We begun by recapping what we had previously done and then added on to it. I really enjoy ballet but sometimes I find it quite technically difficult. Today I found that I couldn't do one of the jumps me amber and Millie have to do. It frustrated me but I didn't let it cloud my concentration and so I just carried on and laughed it off. Although we didn't get lots choreographed what we do have is correctly timed with lots of cannon. In street today we decided what songs we would like to dance to aswell as the one we rehearsed in the previous week. Once we decided on the songs we want mashing together to make the piece we begun learning a new section. The section we learnt today had more of a chilled vibe to it compared to the girly section we had already learnt. Today's section was good I just couldn't get my head around one of the steps but I realised that it was because my weight was in the wrong place, after that I was fine. We then recapped the section trini dem girls. I couldn't remember it very well at all so I know I definitely have to go home and rehearse it in my own time. As a collective motivations were not very high today but overall everyone just got on with it and carried on. 

7/5/15

Today in tap we went ran through what we had previously done and then we clarified what we learnt last week to make sure we all had it. We then added on another 2 counts of 8. We mainly focused on clarifying the steps we learnt last week. I'm glad we didn't add on loads of choreography today as it was nice to go over the stuff from last week as the steps we do round in a circle really caught me out last week so it worked in my advantage going through it all. I still can't get quite a few things but the extra focus today was great. The song we are dancing to really makes me feel good and because it makes me feel good I don't stress out like I used to when we were doing grade work. Then in the afternoon we went over the street routine again. We started of by doing the trini dem girls section and Emile asked us all to teach eachother a count of 8 each. So we worked down the line teaching everyone a count of 8 from the chorus. I found this really beneficial as it really made me think about the choreography and what we had to do. After that we went through the verse and then ran it in formation. There was a bit in the last few counts of 8 that Emile slightly altered which confused me as I'd just got the old one into my head. Now that I've got the choreography in my head for trini dem girls I'm enjoying it a lot more and I can add character into my performance instead of just doing the mechanics of the dance. After we'd done the routine a few times we went over contemporary. We ran it first to see what we could remember then we slowly went through step by step so that Amber could pick it up as she wasn't here last week. This also worked in my favour as it gave me chance and time to familiarise myself with the moves. We then like street ran it a few times. Emile said from watching the video a few of us were missing certain moves or/ and we weren't portraying the moves how he had choreographed them. I knew that I was doing this with one part as when I watched the video back I noticed I didn't actually do a certain circular move with my leg when we got up off of the floor. Sometimes it's really hard to try and figure our where you are going wrong but I'm determined to work it out. 

Singing Vlog 6.

6/5/15

https://youtu.be/rGQODyBZYuI

Singing Vlog 5.

29/4/15

https://youtu.be/CcO0JfdLBPQ

Show log week 2.

Saturday I cut the song ' Sofia Karlberg - make it rain' as I was going to use it for my solo but I then had to recut my new song on the Monday night. This song was 'Sofia Karlberg - Crazy in love' 

Monday 27/4/15

I'm drama today we were given our plays and told our groups. We then got into our groups and we read through our scripts, once we had a read through we had to pick a scene or section that we would like to do for the show. We then printed off the scene we wanted and started to discuss who was going to be who. Tierney opted to be Dee and me and Millie threw a rubber in the air to decide who was going to be who. We then highlighted our lines within the scene and then read it to Anna. It roughly works out at about 4 minutes long but we were giggling within that so it can be shorter. We then decided to give Ruth ( my character) a few more lines as I don't say as much as the other two characters. In musical theatre today we done a warm up which involved us warming up our body with set exercises that we normally do every week. We also included an ab exercise today as well as doing some corner work to work on our kicks and walks. We then ran the routine, recapping it for everyone. We then went on to learn some new choreography. A certain bit of the dance was altered and changed today. I'm glad it was changed as it now looks better as a collective. I really like this routine and feel like I can really get involved character wise. In studio time we mind mapped our initial ideas for our solos and what we are now doing. I then went on to attempt to choreograph some of my solo. I couldn't quite choreograph the beginning but I have bits for certain accents in the song, I just need to link them together. Originally I had three songs I really liked for my solo which were... Sofia Karlberg - make it rain by Ed Sheeran, Ella Henderson - Yours and London Grammar - Strong. On the way to college I heard the song crazy in love by Sofia Karlberg and I knew straight away that was the song for me so I changed that today. In modern we warmed up and then we starting learning the routine, we must of learnt about 30 seconds of the choreography today. I do like the routine but it's a little bit slow. It's not my cup of tea but i did enjoy learning it today. I think when I learn a bit more of the choreography I will feel it more. Out of college rehearsals- Gym- rehearsed my solo for about 20 minutes I now have a solid 20 seconds choreographed. 

Tuesday 28/4/15

In commercial today we completely changed the whole dance as we all felt that it was beneficial for us to do this. We changed it to a routine we had ran once before half term which was all hands on deck. I prefer this to the other piece that we learnt last week as I connect with it a lot more and find it comfortable to dance and build a character with it. We then recorded it so that next week we can watch it back if we forget bits. It's also beneficial to record it as I can see what I'm doing differently to everyone else. We also done Rock n roll today which was fabulous. We had previously had a conversation about the song so we just started straight away. We all started at the back creating different solos for 4 counts. To begin with we stood in a line but I suggested we just scatter ourselves around the stage and we then proceeded to do our solos in a random order. We decided to all end in TJ's pose before starting a unison section, starting with a classical rock and roll section with flicks and step ball changes. I didn't have a lot of input with creating choreography but I did suggest changing things and slightly altering them. I've never danced this style before but what I have done so far is very good and I enjoy it so much. After rehearsing the unison section we split of into our partners and done a lift. We ran the lift a few times to decide as a collective if we wanted a pointed or flexed foot. We recorded it. We then sat down and made our mind map and decided what we are going to wear for the performance. - high pony tail, black jazz shoes, white shirt tied into a crop, black leather high waisted bottoms. I think we worked really well as a group, every time someone suggested something it was listened to and taken into consideration straight away. Amber wasn't here today so I couldn't do street therefore I went over what I had previously choreographed for my solo. I didn't add anything on like I had wished but I know my first 20 seconds confidently now. 

Wednesday 29/4/15

In college today we didn't have any show rehearsals but I did go to the gym and attempted to choreograph some more of my solo and run a few other numbers. I ran the rock and roll piece, the commercial piece, my solo and the ballet piece for my ballet assessment. I was really stuck for inspiration for my solo so I just put my music on and improvised. I then recorded myself improvising so I could watch the video back and pick some moves that I like. I didn't end up adding anymore choreography on as my shin was really hurting me so I thought it would be beneficial for me to go home. (  https://youtu.be/UsB-80LEuSg ) 

Thursday 30/4/15

In tap today I started learning the second half of the dance. The reason for this is because the girls learnt the choreography before and I wasn't there/ I didn't participate because of my shins. Even though I'm behind I am determined to learn the beginning bit as quick as I can. If this means me having to learn it in my own time then I will. As the dance was a trio Mary has had to change the formations and the counts on a few of the moves so that it works musically with the four of us. I found that today I just went for it and tried my hardest. I don't pick up tap as quick as the other girls so I feel like that is going to drive me more. I struggled a little bit today but I just carried on and didn't let it fluster me. I really enjoy the choreography that I've learnt so far and I'm looking forward to learning more. In contemporary today we started to learn the actual piece for the show. The routine we learnt last week isn't being used anymore. We began by stretching and getting ourselves warm and then starting learning the choreography. Emile explained to us that the dance has to be learnt in two parts as it's two dances put together to make one. So, today we learnt the slow bit of the dance and we roughly went over some of the counts for the cannon. We mainly focused on knowing our directions and angles as the dance can be very confusing if you don't understand where you are suppose to be facing/ travelling. I found that I picked it up nicely as I really like contemporary and it helps as the way this choreography is suppose to be portrayed is one of my favourite types. 

On the Friday I went to the gym and rehearsed the pieces we have started already for the show.