1 - Creating Movement

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In our first class we completed two creative tasks in small groups. 

 

Firstly, we chose a photograph from one of our camera rolls and discussed the atmosphere, vibe and mood of it. We then had to choreograph a short phrase of movement to it considering the photo as our stimulus. I have learnt that taking part in a group discussion sparks new ideas within my own mind and can inspire me even more. This will be very useful in the process of creating our solo as all of our ideas can bounce and develop off of each other. What I found challenging in this task is working in a group setting, as this is new to me.  We made sure all of our ideas were included and considered in our phrase to ensure that this task was a group collaboration.

 

In our second task we used the chance method, which was something new that I had never heard of before. We chose 5 random numbers from 1-20 then opened a random page of a book and took note of the corresponding words. We created a sentence out of these words and then created a phrase of movement. I really enjoyed this task as we put movements that don’t necessarily go together beside each other, due to the word selection being random. This thought me that not everything in dance has to be perfectly pieced together… that it’s okay to try new things and learn and grow from the experience. For me personally, a challenge I came across was coming up with less balletic movements, as I haven’t got a lot of experience with other dance styles before I started at BTUK. This challenge will soon be overcome as I take part in more creative tasks throughout our choreography classes. 


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