Analysis Of Otea

In the second section it represents the women fighting for their freedom. The movements are a lot more circular in this section. It uses more contractions, releasing & vibratory movements. In the first two sections, the dancer shows the struggle being not only physical but emotional also. She does this by the powerful expressions she uses on her face. She even imitates a couple of screams that play in the song ‘Been On A Train’. This gives the audience a clear understanding of the how she is feeling.

Some of the movements executed by the dancers are similar to those executed by dancers in a stepping performance and also in a tap dance presentation. This presentation falls into the group of the new trends of modern dance, in which the choreographer are taking more and more liberty with various dance combinations, and including strong messages in their work. I would definitely attend other dance performance, not only from this company, but also by other companies; and would also recommend this performance, especially to people going through a dark period in their life. This performance finished convincing me that dance is surely the most communicative of the art forms, and that a single presentation can convey more than one

The male dancer only wore pants and bared his upper body. This simple costume design not only made the people who watch the dance to have a clear vision of the dancer, but also better presented a predicament that the character was experiencing at that time. At the first half of the dance, the dancer would leave at least one part of his body on the bench, and tried hard to reach other parts of his body away. This muscular interplay between the dancer and the bench resonated with the audience to experiencing the same struggle feelings as the character. As the performance developed, the dancer started to leave the bench to fully use the space. The dancer had many different movements comparing with sitting on the bench previously. He started to lie down, roll over, stand on the bench and make a turn use only one foot. The level of the dance was no longer limited in the middle but changing from low to high as well. Having such a change, the dancer is converting a more delight and energetic feeling to the audience, in order to demonstrated that the character was recovered through the

The belief that dancers can utilize their bodies and movements to express their feelings is passed on from this dance. I think Graham took some movements from European ballet while she created this dance because the sharp clean movements of dancers’ feet are similar feet movements in European ballet. Except this similarity, this dance does not share much commons and that is why I think this dance is so unique: The movement was less ‘dancy’: It was more like the way we acted during our daily life. Dancers tend to hold a posture for a short period of time instead of moving all the

The dancers are dressed in slightly more flamboyant white dresses yet a are still unified. The music is more heavily footed in African Caribbean style, as are the pelvic isolations and body contractions.

This dance emphasized community and tribal themes through earthly movements that swept from the ground and reached to the sky in circular patterns. The Hunt was one of my favorites because of the pure stamina and drama. The men exploded in out of control movement that released emotions of fiery passion that motivated their every move.

This dance Is called the Motivational step dance. The main point of this dance is to keep persevering and take steps to finish your goals or to start your goals, it is supposed to motivate the dancer. When someone is feeling down and feels like they cannot succeed they can do this dance and it will give them a boost of confidence to make it happen. The rhythm of music would be upbeat to get the people pumped in accomplishing their goals. The music would get people up and start dancing.

The movement is, above all else, gestural. The gestures start out as being removed from meaning and feeling, but eventually become more sensual and fulfilled. The gestures are also what could be considered taboo. Both dancers grab their breasts, groin, and thrust their lower bodies repeatedly throughout the piece. As the dance progresses, the movement goes from being placed and calculated to becoming something more reckless and passionate. There is also a lot of

Most cultures have a form of dance in which they express themselves, West Africa is no different. West Africa like many other places uses dance to praise the earth in hope that it will continue to provide them with what they need and for celebrations. These dances have been done for many years and the people have seen them since they were young. They are a very important part of West African culture and mean a great deal to their community. These dances can be described by the music, costumes, and the purpose of each piece.

Dance was not a new element in the theatre realm. It had been used for years as a way of interpretation of feelings of a character that the writer or director wanted the audience to feel visually. Through movement, expression of those feelings was portrayed and helped the audience to somewhat

The accent of the dance is matching the lyrics. When the lyrics are fast the movements are more sharp and controlled, such as when we do the low to high kick step. When the lyrics slow the movements are slinky, sly and sustained. Sustained movement are seen when we do the turn to kick. The kick has to be healed in the air, before lowered to the floor.

The movements were very specific and showed the story of the dance. The partners used many movements that contained many body

He creates this dance-like feel in a variety of ways. Firstly, the 2/4 time signature makes the music feel upbeat compared to the 4/4 time signature of the rest of the piece. Secondly, the sforzando accent on the first beat of every bar drives the music onwards. Also the catchy, short and rhythmic melody is lively and metronomic. Finally the fiddle-like manner in which the violins play creates a sense of a dance. There are unexpected changes and dramatic dynamic changes throughout the trio which are both romantic qualities. The fact that this movement moves seamlessly into the next is also romantic.

Eiko and Koma are a Japanese performance duo. Eiko believed that the history of modern dance is each artist string to define, define and define. So a person has to dig really deep into their mind and body. In the clip “LAND Rehearsal”, the way Eiko and Koma dancing are slow and dramatic and their dancing style is a little unusual so I believed this piece involved many traditions from their

When I saw the piece, named, “Lapa’s Lament, I thought it was very unique and interesting. When the dancers were doing several movements with it, I got very confused. As a result, this confusion caused me to draw all the attention towards the dancer and to their performance. After a dance progresses, dancers were trying to tell a story with their movements. I think some of the dance movements, they were doing was very fascinating to watch. As a result, I was trying to make the whole story in my mind, as it was very unclear for me, what they were doing, but when Randy James came and talk little bit about the dance, I would able to understand what the dance is about. The way his dancers performed by showing their emotions, I thought it was incredibly performed. I felt that this dance was not losing its limelight throughout the performance. That is, the way they were communicating with each other through their body language and physical contact was just amazing. It shows their effort, as the dance steps included twisting and tumbling. Some of the dance steps, I have never saw in any of the dance companies who came to performed. I felt the dance was full of body movements, and I thought it would require a lot of physical strength to perform this kind of