Commerical 2

Feedback

Feedback from Jamie Luke- After classes I have been asking teachers for feedback as I have felt that I am not improving. Jamie’s feedback- work on cleanliness and opening up my body using it all and I can do this by taking contemporary classes as they allow you to use all your body. AJ feedback(see in image below)

Freestyle

I found this task quite challenging as it wasn’t a song I would normally choose and it took a few attempts to ensure I really experimented with it as the same moves come out. Although this is not my best movement I tried to use musicality and dynamics throughout. If I got this task again I would use more levels and experiment more with grooves and faster movement as a lot of it is slow and controlled movement.
Focusing on musicality and making my movement flow. Practicing this will help when I learn choreography as I will of practiced these certain skills.
Freestlye has been one of my goals since September and has been something I have been working on in commerical dance as it is a big aspect in auditions. Every time I freestyle I try to use different methods and different songs to challenge my body in different ways.
These methods include: picking a stimulus, Rock Paper Scissors, only using one body part. These are all examples of ways of getting comfortable with freestyle without using the same movements as it is something I struggle with.

Creativity

Online classes

Improving myself

FOCUS- foundations and freestlye. As a dancer I feel like I understand steps and can pickup and retain information however I feel like I don’t add my own uniqueness onto it and this is because I feel like I haven’t found it yet. To help with this I am going to take online classes on foundations such as whacking, hip hop grooves, popping, house and locking in order to be as versatile as possible. This will also help with my freestlye as I will have a range of movements to help me

Extra classes

At shockout we have an extremely full timetable with lots of verity however it is important we continue to push that by doing extra classes. In Manchester their are a range of different dance studios which offer a great variety of dance classes which is why I always ensure I do at least 2-3 extra classes a week. Here is an example of a timetable of classes offered outside of Shockout Arts.

In shockout we get a timetable full of different classes including ballet, jazz, contemporary, commerical, Latin, fitness and more however on top of this it’s important to take extra classes in all styles in order to progress faster. As reported by Wilkinson in terms of fitness, classes in training are stop and start which doesn’t push a dancers stamina, which means when it comes to rehearsals dancers are struggling to keep up, this highlights that dancers need to be taking on fitness in their own time in order to build it up and should ask what training they should take for their individual bodies. In relation to extra classes it’s important to take classes which push you to help with your skill set and help with your dance vocabulary as there are so many different genres which can’t be covered by shockout which is why dancer have to take their training into their own hands.

Wilkinson, A., 2016. The Benefits Of Supplementary Training For Dancers. [online] Trinity Laban. Available at: <https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/trinitylaban.wordpress.com/2015/11/28/the-benefits-of-supplementary-training-for-dancers/amp/&gt; [Accessed 2 April 2020].

Inspiration

Leroy curwood is also one of my inspiration in dance as he has taught me so much throughout shockout.
As a dancer, Charlize is someone I am inspired by as I feel she is a definition of a dancer, being versatile in every style. She has all her hip hop foundations, all her core techniques which allows her to go in every class confident and completely understanding her body. Throughout my dance training this is something I want to achieve being confident in all styles having strong technique behind me.

Audition Prepartion



As a dancer it is important have an understanding of auditions…which ones you go to, what to wear, background of what you are auditioning for etc. As a dancer leaving training according to (Evans T) it’s important you don’t attend all auditions that you can and go to one monthly in order to be 100% prepared for anything that is given to you. To stop yourself from making that mistake it is crucial that you research into the audition before going as stated by Joy Dewing “you must be prepared and have done your homework ahead of time” this will help you if questioned but will also help time wasting as agents are always looking for a specific look. Furthermore when preparing for certain auditions it’s vital that you follow instructions for example what to wear, don’t turn up in baggy clothing bright clothing if they said tight black clothing and what to sing ensure you take on board what they are saying otherwise it shows the casting team you don’t listen to instructions. Before attending the audition a good tip is to research who you are auditioning for as ‘each casting agent is a person with a very particular opinion’ meaning some may look for different things like performance or cleanliness or confidence. Another tip Joy Dewing advises is “keep a log of all the auditions you go to, what you sang, who was in the room and any feedback you got” this will help you for future auditions and get a better idea what worked for different casting agents. Overall, it is important you are fully prepared for anything as you never know what to expect at audition.
Researching into this has helped me to get a better idea of what I need to be doing going into my third year to ensure nothing holds me back when I want a job as I know what is expected when I go.
Evans, T. 2016, “How to be Prepared for Dance Auditions in New York: one graduating dancer recommends quality over quantity”., Dance Major Journal, Vol 4
What would I wear to an audition?
As I am soon going into my third year, I felt like it was necessary to start looking for outfits for auditions working out what suits me, what I like dancing in and what will make me look different. Here is an example of something I would wear to an audition. Generally at auditions is usually all black and girls have to wear something that shows off their body and dance in heels. I would always wear my hair down as I believe it is something that makes me stand out.
What auditions I would go to?
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