Today, we added several sections to the Cats sequence we
have been working on over the past few weeks of our dance lessons. To start the
lesson, going over and marking the work we have previously done to the dance
really helped me to refresh my memory and revise the movements and where they
are placed in the routine. This also helps me to get in to my character before
the lesson properly starts and encourages animalistic movements to be created
by myself.
The first sequence we learnt was a short piece in which
Emily had choreographed and in my opinion, was the most challenging sequence we
have done so far in Cats. It includes sudden backward movements and springs out
to the side which conveys well to the audience Cat like movements, sneaky,
jagged and mysterious. I feel that this sequence challenged me the most out of
everything I have already learnt for the Cats sequence as the moves are all to
be performed very close together and in a small amount of counts. The space we
have on stage also contributes to the difficulty of the piece as we haven’t much
room to fully extend our body. However to overcome this, we will have to do
some of the movements on the spot where normally with enough space, they would
be travelled.
We also worked on some unison work within our ensemble
groups which contribute to the fight scene. Within the unison, there are different
movements and levels going on which adds to the mystery and visual pleasure,
for the audiences appeal. These moves are also applied to the sequence in
counts of two which improves the visual accuracy and sharpness of the piece,
making it look organised.
Finally, we choreographed our own solo pieces to the ending
of the Cats ‘Pekes and the pollokals’,over 32 counts.
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