Monday, 2 January 2012

saturday night fever



to day we did saturday night fever and i didnt feel comforbable at frist, but then i got in to.i found it hard to pick up some movements.

0.29 swinging my arms

limon technique



today we learnt limon dances, i found it hard because we be doing cummingham which doing give you much freedom, i couldnt  pick up the movement because its different to what we have be doing last few weeks . limon you push ur self to the limit and it about falling and recovery.

0.07 i started to late.
0.11 i am not in time
0.17 got a flappy arm
0.23 need strong arm
0.30 put more energy
0.30 i body looks floppy
0.42 i had a nice finsh

targe;
push my self and put more energy in to the dances and have strong arm and know where parts of my body are going.

Thursday, 29 September 2011

Graham 23 sep

contraction 
"Every time you breathe life in or expel it is a release or a contraction." that what Martha Graham wrote, A contraction start from the hip and it's like some pulling everything in to up back. Martha Graham uses this lot in her dances.


  • Explore the different levels of the contraction(sitting,standing)
  • Connect it to personal experiences.
  • Focus on lengthening the spine 
  • The space around the body 
  • Use the contraction as an impulse for shaping a movement.

what physically happens in a contraction
 starting on the base of the spine and the pubic bone, the muscle contraction help with breathing pull the center of the body upwards also 

a contraction is a dynamic action 
Martha Graham said "which makes rippling circles when it hits."

merce cunningham

gcse