Essay: A Career In Theatrical Production

Similar to math classes, dance has fundamentals that a dancer builds upon as they continue their dance career. Ballet, one of the classes I assist in, is the foundation of all types of dance. As an Assistant Dance Teacher, I aid the girls with their ballet technique. For instance, strong arms are important because if you have powerless arms you won't be able to do multiple pirouettes (turns). Jada, a student in my ballet class had her arms too close to her chest. After the exercise at the ballet barre, I went over and taught her the correct arm position. Another reason being a dance teacher is important to me is because I am also improving my technique as a dancer along with my students. Since I am a more experienced dancer, I am required to have the correct technique to model for the students. If I show an exercise incorrectly the girls will mimic my incorrect technique and create an unacceptable habit. Another reason I relish assistant teaching is being able to coach the girls and observe the girls grow confident in their dancing. By mentoring the girls I to get to know them on a more personal level and help them grow as young ladies. One of my favorite things as a teacher is to see the perseverance and enthusiasm the students have for

Dance demands the same physical skills that are required in other sports. Flexibility, strength, and endurance are key characteristics that most dancers need to posses. As with other “athletes,” most dancers are not born with these abilities but must establish them through practice and repetitive training. Similar to traditional sports practices, dance rehearsals are extensive and require diligence, dedication, and patience from the dancers as they will have to repeat exercises and stretches to perfect their technique and stay on

Every time you step onto the stage the movement you show reveals you as the dancer but also the dance that was created. A ballet isn’t as simple as an arabesque or balancé de côté that are put together to provide a show. Each ballerina on the stage brings their own personal approach to how they dance, it’s a little more psychological than one may think. As said by Likolani Brown “you have to work hard but also not lose track of who you are and you have to remember why you do it. You do it because you love it and you have something individual to give to the art.” For a dancer it’s not just the determination but the personality in dancing that fully brings one to the art. In ballet or any form of dance there are two elements which are inward and outward. Inward being the choreography or creativity of an artist tied together with the outward putting pressure on that artist to create a product. This product of art has to keep the ballet world spinning even though so little is understood about the ballet. So, how can we as ballerinas can we really communicate the inward with each other or with the audience when the pressure of the outward lies so heavily? A ballerina will speak no words but will be heard because the movements that we make is our own form of communication. Movements, choreography, terminology are all things a ballerina would use to really say something, to explore and discover more about each other. For dancers this form is so unique and special to us because we

Technical Virtuosity. Choreography has form and structure, harmony and order, repetition and symmetry. Similar to court dance. For example: The Swan Lake has 32 Fouetes, Shortened toutus support virtuosity movement, pointe shoes got harder and wider, pas d'action becomes only a small part. Narrative tells about Good vs Evil, Hierarchical form.

African American Theatre has a very dynamic and rich entity which comes from ancient Egyptian practices, and the African background of Greek legends contributed by Shakespeare. While black theatre was in its early stages, plays echoed of the lives they were living. Black American artists were constructing and preforming plays for mixed audiences as early as 1821. The dance and rhythm black people inherited caught the eyes of European audiences. Black theatre involves all sorts of black tradition with ancient stories, mythology, dances, music, and rich practices. It also contributed to the formation of America’s musical comedy acts. Social restrictions that

This week's reading's, lectures, along with the live dance session has helped further the little prior knowledge I had on the details and components that are necessary to create a dance performance. In particular, DeFrantz does a great job listing the aspects behind Alvin Ailey's dance performances. The foundation of these performances was predetermined in Ailey's notebook of thematic sketches, descriptions of each individual character, sketches of desired settings and costumes, along with an outline of the counts to the music (DeFrantz 2). Together all of these details help make a dance that reflects a story or message or that allows the audience to formulate their own interpretation based on what they saw. Besides the actual choreography/

Patricia Scott Hobbs gives a professional, yet personable insight into the duties and lifestyle of a choreographer. Throughout the question and answer segments, Hobbs is asked a series of questions that provide viewers with a “backstage” view of all different aspects and demands of the job. Specifically, viewers are taught career beginnings, keys to success, education requirements, industry needs/goals and advice for young aspiring artists. The knowledge provided from Hobbs is bountiful with information any young artist with similar goals (like myself) would require. It is evident that Hobbs has brought nothing but truth to the interview as she also helps viewers comprehend the obstacles artists face throughout their careers. Although all segments within the interview disclose Hobbs expertise of joining the artistry

I feel that having a good beat and interesting dance numbers is important for captivating the audience. The costumes and sets are the most interesting production aspect because they are easily overlooked yet, they set the mood and tone of the musical and create the atmosphere on which the whole plot of the musical revolves. I am most curious about the choreographers because when you watch a musical you see the dancers doing the steps but I’m interested to learn about the creative process that goes into creating the dance scenes. I am also interested in how or if the choreographers work with the composers. Do they collaborate in composing the music to go with style the choreographer wants for the dance piece or is the music composed first and the choreographer works based on the music? An aspect of the American musical theater and dance entertainment business I would like to pursue research on is the producing of musicals, because beyond providing money for the creation and execution of the musical I am interested in how much input and involvement in the shows creative aspects the producer has. I would like to learn more about what

A dancer should be determined, receptive, patient, and possess a strong sense of self-awareness. He or she must be able to accept criticism readily, for this is a common

For the production of York Dance Ensembles ‘SPACE|TIME|LINE’, my position as a crew member was the sound operator. My duties and responsibilities was to take the music required and set it in order of the show. In addition, the sound operator must set levels for each song to ensure the music was suitable for the audience, as well as the dancers on stage. Other everyday duties were to ensure the speakers, god microphone, and headsets all worked properly before each run of the show. Most importantly, I had to communicate with the stage manager during the show to know when the music needed to be played.

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

That being said, choreography is more than an assemblage of codified steps; simply executing the steps in the right order to the right music isn't enough. The way the choreographer moves the body through space

Starting off my group tried to use the list of movement vocabulary. That didn’t work out so instead we decided to focus on what our theme or story would be. Eventually we settled on two topics, unrequited love and love at first sight.

The history of choreography is also very important Any choreography that seems new, fresh and different is usually a variation of something that has been done before. As long as men and women have lived upon this earth, they have danced. The art of movement is among the oldest of the arts.

First of all, People are able to work as a professional dancer because there are many stages which they can perform in the world. First example is that Broadway has many kinds of musical performances such as Aladdin, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Lion King. Second example is that DisneySea and