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After watching the videos Dimitrios provided us with we had a team's call initially to discuss ideas for our stimulus and we all agreed we wanted to portray a more serious/pressing matter. Carmen started talking about influences of good and evil and which sparked Aric to connect it to the idea of salvation and damnation and influences of this in people from childhood to adulthood.

I was particularly interested in this idea as I felt it would give us a lot to work with as a group. It is an ideation that is always relevant to think about.

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Each muscle is labelled to the exercise that flexes and extends the muscle.

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In today's session we had 2 questions to consider:

1: What are you trying to say to the audience?
2: How are you going to do this?

Thinking about the idea we had discussed my responses to the questions got me thinking about how salvation should win over damnation to portray the message that we can always choose our own path. I wasnt sure how wed portray this in a movement sense exactly but i had some ideas to how symbolism in other factors would hint to the message.

When presenting our ideas we had similar ones and Carmen came up with the idea of 2 people representing the contrast of good and evil which we all felt would fit really well and therefore were dead set on this idea of damnation vs salvation.

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Location:
The trapezius muscle begins at the base of the neck, extends across the shoulders and ends down the middle of your back.

Function/Purpose:
This muscle contributes to the movement of the neck, shoulders, arms and torso and secures the spine in place to support posture.

Exercise: 2

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Location:
The triceps are located in the back of the upper arm and are made up of 3 parts; the medial, lateral and long head.

Function/Purpose:
The triceps hold the humerus in place of the glenoid cavity when you straighten out the arm.

Exercise: 2

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Location:
The latissimus dorsi are a pair of muscles located on either side of the spine, below (and partly covered by) the trapezius. This muscle covers the majority of the back coming right up behind the arm.

Function/Purpose:
The latissimus dorsi is responsible for extension and adduction of the arm, transverse extension, horizontal abduction, flexion from an extended position, and internal rotation of the shoulder.

Exercise:
Active floor stretch-

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Location:
The abductors are located on the outer side of the thigh and are made up of the piriformis, superior gemellus, inferior gemellus, tensor fasciae latae, sartorius, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus muscles.​

Function/Purpose:
This muscle group is responsible for moving the leg outward  and are important for stabilising the hips and glutes.

Exercise: 1

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Location:
The Soleus is located in the back of your leg, beginning at the knee and running down your calf to your ankle.
This muscle is deep to the gastronemius muscle.

Function/Purpose:
The soleus is a plantar-flexor muscle and is used primarily for pushing the feet off the ground when walking. It contributes to movements such as walking, running, dancing and swimming. The soleus is also a postural muscle muscle that supports the body from falling during stance.

Exercise: 1

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Location:
The rhomboid muscles lie deep to the trapezius between your shoulder blades in your upper back.

Function/Purpose:
As well as stabilising the shoulders and shoulder blades, the rhomboid muscles secure the shoulder blades to the spine and ribcage and are important to upper limb movement.

Exercise: 2

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Location:
The erector spinae is a group of muscles/tendons located on either side of the spinal/vertebral column. Originating at the sacrum these muscles run up both the left and right side of the spine, ending at the base of the skull.

Function/Purpose:
The main function of the erector spinae is to support the spine and keep it upright(erect) maintaining posture and the correct curvature. These muscles allow for side to side rotation.

Exercise: 1

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Location:
The gluteal muscles are a group located in the buttocks and down the side/back of the thigh. The group is made up by gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus and tensor fasciae latae.

Function/Purpose:
These muscles act mainly to abduct and extend the lower limb with the gluteus maximus being responsible mainly for the movement of the hips and thighs.

Exercise: 1

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Location:
The hamstrings are located at the back of the leg and run down through the thigh to the knee.

Function/Purpose:
The function of the hamstring is to flex the knee and extend the thigh from the hip. It also aids in rotating your lower leg when bent.

Exercise: 1

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Location:
The gastrocnemius is located in the back of your leg and with the soleus makes up the calf muscle.

Function/Purpose:
This muscle is part of the plantar-flexor group and as well as being responsible for flexing the knee, it is also important to movement in your lower leg and key to normal actions such as walking and running.

Exercise: 1

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Location:
The adductors are located in the inside (medial compartment) of your thigh. These muscles are made up by the adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis, and pectineus.

Function/Purpose:
The adductors aid in stabilizing the hip joint and rotation and flexion of the thigh. The main function is adduction of the thigh, in simpler terms, squeezing the thighs together.

Exercise: 1

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Location:
The hip flexors are located near the top of the front of your thighs.

Function/Purpose:
This group of muscles is responsible for movement in your lower body such as walking, kicking, bending and swivelling of the hips. They are important in keeping other posterior pelvic muscles balanced.

Exercise: 1

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Wrist Flexors (Anterior forearm muscles)

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Wrist Flexors (Anterior forearm muscles)

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Location:
This muscle group stretches down the forearm from the humerus running to the 5 bones of the hand.

Function/Purpose:
The main functions of the anterior muscle group are flexion and wrist abduction. The functions also contribute to pronation of the forearm (rotation to allow the palm to face backwards and downwards).

Exercise:

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Location:
The deltoid muscles are located in the shoulder

Function/Purpose:
Exercise: 2

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Location:
The sternomastoid is located from the front of the neck and wraps around the side and up the back of the neck connecting the skull and the collar bone.

Function/Purpose:
The sternomastoid is the main muscle for head rotation and flexes the neck. It also plays an important role in posture.

Exercise:

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Location:
The pectoral muscles are 2 muscles made up of pectoralis major and pectoralis minor and are located within the chest with 1 of each of these muscles being on either side of the sternum. These muscles connect the shoulders and arms (humerus) to the front of the chest.

Function/Purpose:
These muscles contributes to the rotation of the arm and movement of the arms across the front of the body, known as adduction. The pectoralis also support the chest movement when heavy breathing pushing the ribs and chest.

Exercise: 2

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Location:
The biceps are located in the front of the upper arm

Function/Purpose:
Exercise: 3

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Location:
Function/Purpose:
Exercise: 1, 2

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Wrist Extensor (Posterior forearm muscles)

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Wrist Extensor (Posterior forearm muscles)

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Location:
A group of 5 muscles located in the deep compartment in the back of the forearm.

Function/Purpose:
The wrist extensor supports movement in the hands and finger, including abduction of the thumb. The main purpose is to extend the hand at the wrist.

Exercise: 2

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Location:
The quads are a group of 4 muscles located in the leg at the front and sides of the thighs. The quads connect to the knee just below the knee-cap.

Function/Purpose:
The quads job is to extend the leg at the knee joint and flex the thigh at the hip joint.

Exercise: 1, 2

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For this piece I chose 'Movin on up' by Primal Scream as it is one of my favourite songs to date. It has a really uplifting energy to it and I connect it with positive nostalgic feelings of car rides with my uncle who introduced me to a lot of indie and rock music.

For my movement solo piece I chose to depict the car rides and the sense of joy these moments can bring. I wanted to capture how precious these moments are and highlight the innocence and care-free attitude.

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In this class we were given 3 images in our partners and asked to pick one as a stimulus and create a duo piece in response to this.

Due to my absence and lack of communication unfortunately this turned into a solo piece however my partner and I have stuck to the same sequence and response we discussed when I was present.

The piece made us think about class in a social sense. We noticed how the child at the front seemed to be free and careless whereas the middle child is almost with the first however is looking back carefully at the hard working child.
The child at the front represented the elites (billionaire's etc), the middle child represented a sense of rich upper class that had a note for the working class represented through the child at the back of the boat.

We focused our piece on advantaged vs disadvantaged backgrounds and the effects it can have on children/young people growing up. I represent the disadvantaged character struggling a little bit compared to my partner, the disadvantaged representor. As the piece moves we see a shift in power as the disadvantaged child begins to overtake the advantaged.

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For my tactile response I chose an old teddy bear of mine that I gave to my sister. When I tuck her into bed at night with it I feel a lot of positive nostalgia from my own times with the bear. This inspired me to create a piece that would take me back to my youth and allow me to reconnect with my inner child. As the bear is connected with bedtime I chose the theme to be an adventurous dream.

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Response to this task was to draw a line on a piece of paper connecting 2 points however you wanted to. Then create a solo movement piece exploring levels, transitions, ways of travel and direction all according to the line on the paper

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As I missed the class I picked up that our ideational stimulus was to be something we were passionate about so I chose family. Family is very important to me and can make me very emotional but in positive ways as we have had a long hard struggle to be a family and in the place we are today. This connected me to feelings of gratitude and security.

For my movement piece I chose to be a mother loving and caring for her child. I was inspired by watching my own mother just now with my youngest brother and remembering what it was like when it was me. I was able to reflect a mother easily due to my own similar big sister position.

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Stimulus

Audio – Formula by Labrinth (for Euphoria soundtrack)
(Link below this section)

Research

‘One of the first tracks featured on HBO’s Euphoria: A group of high school students try to discover their own identities while dealing with drugs, trauma, love, and social media.’ - https://genius.com/Labrinth-formula-lyrics

I have watched the first season and the newer episodes 2-3 times over (slightly obsessed). I was very captivated by  ‘Rue’, the lead of the story who has an addiction to opioids at the young age of 17.

As drugs are the main theme at the forefront of the storyline I focused heavily on Rue's character to depict this in my piece. I wanted to highlight how regardless of resistance, people can still fall into these substance abuse issues.

Notes from this piece of visual research:

Rue’s addiction derives from access to her ill father’s strong prescriptions.

This highlights the epidemic in the USA where unmonitored prescriptions are allowing for addiction to be right at your fingertips.

The drugs become an escape and allow the characters mind to be in a safe place (mainly because its not working the same).

'Addiction is a condition in which something that started as pleasurable now feels like something you can't live without. Doctors define drug addiction as an irresistible craving for a drug, out-of-control and compulsive use of the drug, and continued use of the drug despite repeated, harmful consequences. Opioids are highly addictive, in large part because they activate powerful reward centers in your brain.' -https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/prescription-drug-abuse/in-depth/how-opioid-addiction-occurs/art-20360372

The affects when you need more become almost unbearable - like a violent itch through the body. Your mental and physical state and control is out of character as you look for the next high.

Your character can become volatile on a comedown.

I was very sure on using prescription drugs as a prop to clearly connect with the stimulus but also highlight the issues these strong drugs can have behind them. I chose a particularly small prop to show just how little in hindsight these issues can be but used my movement response to show the negative effects. For example after the overdose there is still a hunt and search for more and the clear discomfort when unable to catch the prize. I used tension to highlight this.

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Write 1000 words evaluating outcomes 1, 2 and 3

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These muscles will initially flex on the down and extend on the way up:

Abdominals
Abductors
Adductors
Erector Spinae
Gastrocnemius
Gluteus
Hamstrings
Quadriceps
Soleus

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Formula (From "Euphoria: Season 1" Soundtrack)

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Formula (From "Euphoria: Season 1" Soundtrack)

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These muscles will initially flex on the way down and extend on the way up:

Abdominals
Deltoids
Pectoral
Quadriceps
Rhomboids
Trapezius
Triceps
Wrist Extensor
Wrist Flexor

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Abdominals
Deltoids
Biceps
Gluteus
Pectoral
Triceps

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Session 1:
Our first session together was as a whole rather productive. We were set on the idea of damnation vs salvation and we quickly began to focus heavily on how we could characterise ourselves while aligning with the theme. Carmen came up with the idea of an angel and devil to represent the damnation vs salvation theme and with that incorporating 2 characters to represent being influenced starting as children and working up into adulthood.

The process of choosing who would play who was fun as we did it fairly with a dice which I liked as it would mean we weren't drawing ourselves to our usual characterisation.

To represent these characters Aric and Carmen start in childs-pose with Ronan (angel) and myself (devil) stood back behind them and approaching at their 'birth' where Aric and Carmen begin to rise their levels slightly.
We toyed with the idea of Ronan and I bowing toward each other as if to say 'may the best win' before turning focus to our subjects and it worked quite well and felt very natural so we kept it. We discussed how using the chairs to position ourselves higher than the children would highlight that idea of them being watched over.
Ronan and I then will go on to mimic the children playing with the toys with an eventual clap from myself to represent the control the influence has over the subjects. The clap is a catalyst for a conflict between Aric and Carmen which allows for Ronan and I to explore the space more and we get physical with them for the first time by dragging them which again hints to the idea of heavy influence of their character.

We discussed music and we added Billie Eillish - All the good girls go to hell which worked pretty well with the piece. Another good suggestion from Carmen.

Dimitrios gave us some well rounded feedback with some ideas for Aric and Carmens conflict scene which sparked me to think about my characterisation as the devil is the clear influence of this part.

Session 2,3 and 4:
I did not attend class for these sessions which obviously put some strain on my group however I did communicate with them and was welcome to the ideas and decisions that they made in my absence as I understand the piece needed to develop further.

Carmen became the director and her ideas fitted really well with our stimulus and how we wanted to portray it. When hearing how the group developed the piece I was pleased Ronan and  I had been given more use of the space we had. I also liked my switch of attention from Aric to Carmen with Ronan doing the same but opposite. Adding in clear hints to religious symbolism was very effective for the piece and particularly incorporating it with synchronisation gave a clear indication to our theme and message of control/influence.

Session 5:
On my return I was able to learn what was added comfortably and was impressed with what the group had come up with. We spoke about how we could develop the piece more and came up with the idea of 'dancing with devil.' To depict this Carmen came up with the idea of the tango dance. This first had me a little anxious as I am not really comfortably being physically close to people however to develop my skills in my career I know this is a something I need to overcome. I was eager to push through and the group were brilliant in making sure we were all comfortable with how we unfolded this idea. We added another partner switch which saw angel and devil come together which was a hint to balance in good and bad with the dance motions in sync. The dance motions also allowed us to transition to the final part of our piece that see's us all come together to help Aric who is dying/dead.

Because the dance worked so well and felt really natural after all I was eager to incorporate some music and started mixing some tango songs with the Billie Eillish one we had already decided on. These were received well by the group.

Dimitrios watched our piece and gave us an idea to add where I lay behind Aric and he turns us and stands while lifting me as I have my arms wrapped around him. For me this just didn't feel comfortable however the general idea of the transition from Aric being on the floor (after I've beat him down) worked and we thought about how we could depict this in another way.

Session 6:
We didn't move on too much today as we were missing a member of the group however the rest of us were talking about what we could do next. I was a little worried about transitions and Aric and I practiced our closer physical move more to try enhance a more natural feel to it. We felt that a full roll and myself bringing Aric back up would be most effective and it worked much better for both Aric and I's comfortability.

Session 7:
I was late today and Carmen was unfortunately not well however the boys had found others ways to transition a piece earlier in the piece where Ronan and I lift Aric and carmen from the floor to the chairs. I felt it worked well and so we will show Carmen in our next session together.

Session 8:
Carmen was still unwell however we kept practicing and i kept working with the music in between sessions and keeping the group up to date with the progress.

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Our first rehearsal session of assessment week was really productive. We put in some extra time after college as well which really helped us to figure out what needed to be retouched and and we modified where necessary to make transitions smoother. Practicing with the mixed music was really helpful and really helped us to bring the piece to life and we all left on quite a high note and agreed to meet on Thursday for a dress rehearsal so that we could rehearse the tweaks and hone naturality within the piece now that we were satisfied with it.

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We met on Thursday for a final rehearsal session before our assessment where we rehearsed 3 good run-throughs with the music. We discussed our costumes and chose to stick to one full colour outfit each where Ronan and I would be more neutral to relate to the idea that Aric and Carmens character were the present demonstrators of the influence from us. Ronan and I chose black and white to hint to the ideation of black and white relating to the idea of their only being good and bad.

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I was very pleased with our final performance however I was a little disappointed that I slipped a little during the physical interaction with Aric when coming up off the floor however apart from that I feel that we had a strong performance and you can see how the piece has developed naturally even just within this week alone as we done our extra rehearsals.

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We created our piece based off of ideational stimulus of damnation vs salvation. From this we discussed different aspects that related to both of these.
-For damnation we talked about sin, control, death. We symbolised all of this throughout the piece symbolically with the motions we used such as dancing with the devil/tango, control from the devil character and the clear death portrayal at the end.
-For salvation we discussed forgiveness, congregation, support. We used all of this to oppose the damnation and depict the original idea that salvation should override damnation and the overall message being you can always choose your own path.

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Looking from the list I felt I fit best with the roles of elaborator, and follower.

I align with elaborator in regards to contributing to the research of music. I communicated with my group about different songs/sounds they felt would fit and sparked a social media discussion where we shared ideas of what may work.
I also spoke up constructively about the parts I was worried about such as the physical aspects and some transitions and we were able to constructively discuss how to work out these possible hinders.

I felt I also aligned with follower due to the amount of sessions I missed at the beginning of the project leaving me with no choice but to receive their ides and do my best to carry them out accordingly however the group were as a whole very supportive and happy to hear my ideas in sessions where I was present.

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Billie Eillish - All the good girls go to hell

Carmen's idea that we went with from the jump as the lyrics and concept fit well with our story and theme.

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Billie Eilish - all the good girls go to hell

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Listen to "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?", out now: http://smarturl.it/BILLIEALBUM Follow Billie Eilish: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/billieeilish Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billieeilish Twitter: https://twitter.com/billieeilish YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BillieEilish Email: http://smarturl.it/BillieEilishEmail Store: http://smarturl.it/BillieEilishStore Music video by Billie Eilish performing all the good girls go to hell. © 2019 Darkroom/Interscope Records http://vevo.ly/hrf8uY

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Bust the windows - Jazmine Sullivan

After agreeing that tango would be the best way to depict dancing with the devil I thought about this song. I remembered it from a movie where they perform a tango dance to this song as shown above. Again, the lyrics struck me for aligning with our idea of sin and consequence.  The group received the idea pretty well.

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Broken Tango - Step Up 3 - Bust your windows /HD_w. Lyrics