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What is Jazz

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Moon and back: Lyrical Jazz

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Lyrical Jazz Pioneer- Modern

DANE BATES

Dane Bates trained at London Studio Centre, upon graduation Dane worked in Theatre Tv and cruises.

Most recently dancing in Best of the musical European Arena Tour, The Illusionists LONDON, UK tour, International Tour and ITV. Dane has choreographed television adverts for the weather channel, stoptober NHS, to name a few, choreographer for cruise ship shows, pantomime 5 years consecutively, fashion shows and corporate events and for Britain’s Got Talent series 10.

Dane works very closely with ballet west Scotland, and is teaching all over the UK and Ireland and internationally, having taught in London Studio Centre, Bodywork, Italia Conti. GSA. As well as Studio 76, MADD College, Phil Winstons theatre works, Dane has taught Masterclasses in China, LA, Greece, London and Paris. Dane is creative director of Eden Dancewear and resident choreographer for all their corporate events.

https://www.canyoudancelive.com/dance-tutors/dane-bates/

Youtube Link- Dane Bates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8KoRQqF1t8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrKiBHGFaQQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2rfGqyDj_c

Modern Jazz style- Brain Freeman
Brian L. Friedman is an American dancer and choreographer. Friedman has created the choreography for many popular music artists – such as Britney Spears, Cher, Beyoncé Knowles, and Mariah Carey – as well as for music videos, concert tours, and television and film productions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Friedman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=932n5qEyOsk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVnOOmSG64M

Historical Jazz Choreographers
Jack Cole - Jazz Choreographer

He's been called the father of American jazz dancing. But Jack Cole was also the man who gave Marilyn Monroe her dance moves. Another Cole pupil, Chita Rivera - star of the original Broadway West Side Story - recalls him as a demanding choreographer but, more than 60 years on, says she'll never have cause for complaint.

Rivera is one of the few people still to have memories of dancing with Cole in his prime. She's been a Broadway star since 1957, when she created the role of Anita in West Side Story.

A year before that she'd appeared with Cole on TV on Sid Caesar's comedy show. They performed an extended and powerful version of the jazz standard the Beale Street Blues.

"Jack was extraordinary," Rivera says. "The style he created was like nothing else you'd seen. He could be exciting and scary and maybe you didn't always want to hang around with him - but I'm delighted we got to dance together at the beginning of my career."

Cole was born John Ewing Richter in 1911 into a blue collar family in New Jersey.

The turning point in his career came as a teenager when he started to dance with the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts. Its founders Ruth St Denis and Ted Shawn had abandoned European balletic tradition to explore other cultures - especially Indian dance.

Improbable as it seems, the Indian influence would still be visible two decades later when Cole devised Marilyn Monroe's most famous dance routine, the Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend sequence.

Rivera recalls how Cole performed. "Jack danced in the floor, as opposed to above the floor. It wasn't so much great balletic leaps - watch Beale St Blues online and you'll see the way Jack moved. There's a mixture of femininity there but also he dances like a guy. Strong, really strong - like a big cat. It's something you see in Rudolf Nureyev as well: they were both very, very male."

"They were enacting a Seminole (American Indian) ritual. But Jack Cole was such a sensual dancer and there was a little bit too much pelvis and too much bare chest - just too much male sensuality. So the performance stayed on the cutting-room floor but his movie career flourished as a choreographer."

Marilyn Monroe's Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend sequence from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes became Cole's best-known number. It's been borrowed by performers including Madonna and Kylie Minogue. For 1953 it was wildly over the top.

In a tight satin dress in shocking fuchsia, Monroe flirts with 20 or so male dancers clad in white tie and tails. Rivera says it's classic Cole.

"Jack was demanding but rightly so. He dictated every last detail of how he wanted you to twist an arm or the exact shape you needed with your hands. I remember once he worked with us for hours on how a particular handclap should sound.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47814968

Youtube clip-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcwwcPvoCjU

Signature Style

Cole’s movement is typified by huge leaps from deep pliés, rapid direction changes, long knee slides, syncopation and isolations of the head, arms and fingers. His rigorous warm-up is legendary—it included push-ups against a wall—and he auditioned dancers with a ballet barre.

Much of his work features a dynamic soloist (often female), backed by an all-male corps of dancers. This formula popularized the femme fatale vision—female strength, rooted in sexuality.

https://www.dance-teacher.com/history-lesson-plan-jack-cole-2392429308.html

Suzi Taylor-Historical Lyrical Jazz

The beginning of Suzi Taylor’s lyrical jazz class closely resembles a ballet barre—except there isn’t a physical barre to cling to and there aren’t pauses for rest between exercises. It’s a strenuous, nonstop warm-up packed with all the tools of classical technique: pliés with port de bras, rond de jambe en l’air and fondu. At one point, Taylor, sweaty from leading the class full-out, runs around the room to shape students’ feet as they balance in sur le cou-de-pied. It isn’t until an hour in that the dancers get to take on her choreography full of expansive shapes and gooey transitions.

Technicians like Taylor are rare in today’s choreography-obsessed industry, where classes outside the codified forms quite rarely reach beyond the stretch-and-learn-a-combo equation. “Style has become a technique and it drives me crazy,” says Taylor, who teaches with New York City Dance Alliance and at Steps on Broadway. “You almost have to threaten kids to take ballet these days.”

When she first moved to New York, the term lyrical, a subset of jazz, was just becoming a brand. The style budded in California, where Taylor studied under Doug Caldwell, one of lyrical’s early teachers. And though many stamp her class with the label, Taylor doesn’t often use it herself. “When they decided to name it lyrical, I was like, ‘What the heck is that?’” she says. “I always found that a weird thing to call it. Sure, I use music with lyrics sometimes, but often I don’t. What really got people interested in my class was the floorwork and exploring movement that was familiar, but not necessarily ‘big and jazzy.’”

Taylor says she understands that since then, dance trends and training have shifted—e.g. the often indefinable style of contemporary has become a mainstream favorite. “There’s some beautiful contemporary work happening professionally that I really admire, but I worry when young dancers attempt it and don’t understand where the movements are coming from. It takes them out of the process of training, and that’s not doing much to prepare them for their professional life.”

This fall, Taylor became an adjunct professor at Pace University’s commercial BFA program. And while she loves the vibrant communities at Steps and NYCDA, she’s excited to work with students at a different stage in their dancing. “It’s hard to find a consistency of people who want to train,” she says. “I’m a teacher, and I like this work because I want to see the changes that happen with them.”

Suzi Taylor trained in Southern California with Douglas Caldwell, Jaime Rogers and Philip and Charles Fuller before moving to New York City. There, she studied at The Ailey School and with Doug Wassel, David Howard and Finis Jhung. She has been teaching at Steps on Broadway for 25 years and is a founding teacher at New York City Dance Alliance. In fall 2013, she joined the dance faculty at Pace University.

https://www.dance-teacher.com/suzi-taylor-2392454870.html

Youtube Clips-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEicpyGFhN8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sf6chjydpg

Additional Research-
Ballet is the original dance form. Ballet usually tells a story. It makes dance more interesting to watch-- especially for people who don't really understand dance. Americans have been involved in much of the change that dance has gone through in the last century.

Jazz dance originates from the Africans and showcases each dancer's individual style. Jazz then evolved to Broadway jazz. The movements in this form of jazz are more exaggerated than original jazz dance.

Dance is no longer just disciplined ballet. It is now a category that contains styles like lyrical and jazz. However, ballet will always be the first form of dance. It is the foundation of all other styles of dance.

Lyrical dance forms have an important base in ballet. It is expressive and dynamic, and commonly set to music with vocals.

Dance is an independent art form. You might view dance differently from someone else. But dance has changed significantly since the start of ballet.

https://prezi.com/uvsgwvts8eiv/how-has-dance-changed-over-time/

The Qualities of Lyrical Dance

One of the most prevalent qualities of lyrical dance is the continuation of movement. The choreography is usually designed to have the movements flow very naturally and smoothly into each other, with little or no stopping or moments of stillness. While sharp movements such as contractions or spiking with limbs can be integrated for emphasis at certain parts of the dance, usually the movements are flowing, "carving" and "arcing", with many curving pathways created and merging into each other.

https://dance.lovetoknow.com/Lyrical_Dancing

History

Jazz dance originated from the African American vernacular dance of the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. An early popular "jazz dancer" was vaudeville star Joe Frisco in the 1910s. He danced in a loose-limbed style close to the ground while juggling his derby, hat and cigar.
Until the middle of 1950s, the term "jazz dance" often referred to tap dance, because tap dancing (set to jazz music) was the main performance dance of the era. During the later jazz age, popular forms of jazz dance were the Cakewalk, Black Bottom, Charleston, Jitterbug, Boogie Woogie, Swing dancing and the related Lindy Hop.

After the 1950, pioneers such as Katherine Dunham took the essence of Caribbean traditional dance and made it into a performing art. With the growing domination of other forms of entertainment music, jazz dance evolved on Broadway into a new, smooth style taught today and known as Modern Jazz, while tap dance continued to evolve on its own. The performance style was popularized by Bob Fosseâ€™s work, such as Chicago, Cabaret, Damn Yankees, and The Pajama Game.

Today, jazz dance is present in many different venues and different forms. Jazz dance thrives in dance schools and remains an essential part of musical theater choreography; it is sometimes interwoven with other dance styles as appropriate for the particular show. Jazz dancing can be seen in some music videos, and even a number of Las Vegas showgirls are jazz dancers. Jazz Dance can also be seen on the hit show, "So You Think You Can Dance", and is performed by dance companies around the world.

Technique
Technique is the foundation for all dance movement. A strong technical foundation enables a dancer to focus on the stylistic and performance aspects of dance. Technique is essential for jumps and turns, where correct posture is essential to properly execute such moves. Also, jazz dancers' strong and sharp movements are greatly aided by a good background in ballet technique.

Center control is important in jazz technique. The body's center is the focal point from which all movement emanates, thus making it possible to maintain balance while executing powerful movements.

Jazz classes require some form of moderate intensity stretching in order to warm up the muscles and help prevent injuries. Some techniques used in the warm up consist of elongating leg muscles and strengthening the core.
Notable Directors, Dancers, and Choreographers

Katherine Dunham, considered the grandmaster of jazz dance technique. She was a key inspiration to most modern jazz dance legends.

Jack Cole, considered the father of jazz dance technique. He was a key inspiration to Matt Mattox, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, Gwen Verdon, and many other choreographers.

Bob Fosse, a noted jazz choreographer who created a new form of jazz, inspired by Fred Astaire and the burlesque and vaudeville styles.

Gus Giordano, a highly influential jazz dancer and choreographer.

Eugene Louis Facciuto (aka Luigi), a dancer who in the 1950s created a warmuproutine designed to prepare his body for dancing after being paralyzed in a car accident.Luigi is the Father and Innovator of Jazz Dance.

Jerome Robbins, choreographer for a number of hit musicals, including Peter Pan, The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, Gypsy, Funny Girl, and West Side Story. He also directed the last four. He also founded the ballet company Ballets USA.

Gwen Verdon, known for her roles in Damn Yankees, Chicago, and Sweet Charity.

http://www.danceconnectionrochester.com/dance/jazz-dance

Early Life of Bob Fosse

Robert Louis "Bob" Fosse was born on June 23, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois. Fosse was one of six children and grew up surrounded by dance and theater. At the age of 13, he teamed up with another young dancer, Charles Grass. The talented couple toured throughout Chicago theaters as "The Riff Brothers." A couple of years later, Fosse was hired to star in a show called "Tough Situation" which toured a number of military and naval bases. Fosse believed that he perfected his performance technique during his time with the show.

Dance Career of Bob Fosse

After taking years of acting classes, Fosse moved to Hollywood to begin a film career. He appeared in several films including "Give A Girl A Break", "The Affairs of Dobie Gillis" and "Kiss Me Kate." Fosse's film career was cut short due to premature baldness, so he turned to choreography. In 1954 he successfully choreographed "The Pajama Game." Fosse went on to direct five feature films, including "Cabaret", which won eight Academy Awards. Under his direction, "All That Jazz" won four Academy Awards, earning Fosse his third Oscar nomination.

Dance Style of Bob Fosse

Fosse's unique jazz dance style was stylish, sexy, and easily recognized. After growing up in cabaret nightclubs, the nature of Fosse's signature style was sexually suggestive. Three of his dance trademarks included turned-in knees, sideways shuffling, and rolled shoulders.

Deceptive Simplicity

Most Fosse dancers say that the biggest challenge they face when learning his choreography is figuring out how to execute the detailed movements. “The work is fragile,” says legendary Fosse protégé Ann Reinking. “If you don’t do it with the specificity it needs, it can fall apart.” For example, “There’s something amazing about the beginning of his ‘Rich Man’s Frug’ from Sweet Charity,” says Nikka Graff Lanzarone, who plays Velma in Chicago on Broadway. “Really, all they’re doing is walking, but the way they’re walking [with rigid posture and their noses toward the ceiling] is telling you everything you need to know about the characters. It relies on such tiny details. And you have no tricks to hide behind, so you have to get them all exactly right.”

Fosse dancers must be able to isolate everything, right down to their eyeballs, elbows and fingers. When a Fosse dancer learns to focus her energy in stillness, she can grab the audience with a simple flutter of her fingers. “It should look like you’re not working at all—but you’ll come off stage sweating,” says Lanzarone.

Desmond Richardson, the co-founder of Complexions Contemporary Ballet who was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the musical revue Fosse, says he struggled with Fosse’s usage of hands and arms. “Your elbows are often back, and your hands are splayed forward,” he explains. “I could do it, but I wasn’t accustomed to it—it took some time. My arms would be really sore afterward. But now it’s in my body.”

Repetition is the key to mastering these small movements. “Fosse would take one count of eight and make you do it over and over and over,” says Broadway and Fosse veteran Rachelle Rak. “Something happens after all that repetition. Suddenly it feels good—you know, that feeling when you get something.”

Students learn "Rich Man's Frug" in Diana Laurenson's Fosse workshop at Broadway Dance Center in NYC. Photo courtesy Broadway Dance Center.

Theatricality

Fosse performers must tell a story. “Bob never called us dancers. He would always call us his actors, because everything he did came from an acting standpoint—from an idea or emotion,” says Diana Laurenson, a master theater dance teacher at Broadway Dance Center who worked personally with Fosse. “Every move you make is infused with character and story.”

It’s crucial that you develop an ability to control your movement while still maintaining a strong sense of intention. Laurenson warns against over-dancing. “Sometimes less is more,” she says. “There are moments in Fosse’s choreography when you don’t throw it in their laps. You want them to sit forward and come to you.” Reinking adds: “You’re almost quiet, and yet you come off as powerful—not necessarily big, but powerful. It’s as if you are doing a Shakespearean soliloquy. ‘To be or not to be’ has to be strong. The great actors don’t shout it, but it is strong.”

The best way to develop your control is to keep training in modern, jazz, tap and especially ballet. Some of the best Fosse dancers were ballet dancers first, including Reinking, Richardson and Elizabeth Parkinson. “I found that the same quality that was asked of me as a ballet dancer was asked of me as a Fosse dancer: That adherence and dedication to the line, and to making that line look good,” says Reinking. “You have to have the same clear, well-trained eye to perform Mr. Fosse’s work.”

Fosse Action Words

Bob Fosse used a variety of unique phrases to describe his signature movements, and many of these terms are still around today. Here, Broadway and Fosse veteran Rachelle Rak shares a few of her favorites to help you prep for your next Fosse class.

“Slow burn”: An intense gaze that shifts slowly from one side of the stage to the other or from back to front. See it in Cabaret as Liza Minnelli faces upstage, then slowly turns in her chair to look at the audience before she sings “Mein Herr.”

“Broken doll walk”: A pigeon-toed walk downstage. Your elbows are glued to your torso, jazz hands reach out to your sides and your hips swing slightly. See it in “Bye Bye Blackbird” in Fosseas the dancers sing “Here I go, swingin’ low.”

“Crescent jump”: A jump in place with one leg in parallel coupé and the other straight. Jazz hands extend high above your head as you reach far to one side, making a “C” with your body. See it in “Sing Sing Sing” in Fosse—the dancers do it over and over again during the climax of the music.

“Soft-boiled-egg hand”: A cupped-hand position. Imagine that you’re holding an egg just tight enough to avoid dropping or crushing it. See it in “Bye Bye Blackbird” in Fosse.

Straight from The PULSE On Tour, Brian Friedman, Producer/Director/Choreographer/Fashion Designer is one of the hottest directors for some of today’s most popular concert tours, music videos, commercials and films. His moves and style are beyond grand, graceful and captivating, which make him a true original in his field.

Brian Friedman is one of the hottest directors for some of today’s most popular concert tours, music videos, commercials and films. His moves and style are beyond grand, graceful and captivating, which make him a true original in his field.

Friedman has choreographed some of the most known music videos and performances such as Britney Spears’ Toxic and Slave 4 U, My Love Is Like Wo by Mya, The One by PRINCE, *NSYNC’s Dirty Pop, and many more for artists such as Beyonce, Usher, Pink, Brittany Murphy, Hilary Duff, and Christina Milian.

As a dancer, his silver screen credits include both Charlie’s Angels and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, You Got Served, She’s All that, Austin Powers: Gold Member, Uptown Girls, and more. Friedman has also choreographed for countless television shows including Will & Grace, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Oprah, That 70’s Show, MTV VMA’s, VH1 DIVAS LIVE, and Billboard Music Awards.

Friedman's dance training began at age 11 in his hometown of Scottsdale, AZ. He later starred in Newsies, and Kids Incorporated, and owned his own dance studio before he was 16. As a young dancer, Friedman worked with such artists as Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, Celine Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Salt ‘N Pepa, and Patti LaBelle.

Friedman has been nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards, 2 Music Video Production Awards and five American Choreography Awards. This young innovator created FREESTYLE, an interactive instructional dance DVD that teaches audiences original choreography and the moves that made him famous. He also tours around the world mentoring thousands of students and teaching his own dance technique. After two seasons of SYTYCD he was exported overseas to London to star in Simon Cowell’s hit UK show, Grease Is the Word. Following Grease was London's The X Factor.

https://www.broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/brian-friedman

This flamboyant, extravagant dance style, which Brian Friedman helped create and popularize, is all over the commercial dance scene. Friedman was one of the first choreographers to use the style and initially referred to it as “ganking.” Using Britney Spears as his muse, he created his own recipe for a “ganky stew,” which he describes as “a mixture of drag queen performance, vogueing, house and thrashy jazz.” He adds: “It has to be powerful and dominant, almost like you’re getting into a fight with a dance move. Mash it, stab it, kill it and then walk away with confidence.”

Working with Marguerite Derricks as a kid developed my sense of cleanliness. She was very specific about hand placement and stylistic choices—that's where I got my Fosse influence. Jamie King was all about musicality and speed. He moved so quickly choreographing, pulling out sounds in the music the normal ear wouldn't hear and making them part of the choreography. I worked with Kenny Ortega when I was very young. He'd create organic movements, which was a completely unfamiliar process to me as a competitive dancer. I didn't know you could make up moves that weren't already part of someone else's vocabulary. I found my own vocabulary thanks to my mentors, Marguerite, Jamie, and Kenny.

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Week 6-
During todays rehearsal, we went over the meaning of the piece. This piece has lyrics that are very emotional and explains the love between a couple or family member, Our tutor was basing this piece on the bond that she has with her daughter. From this we knew the sort of emotion that we had to portray, and because this was based on a true relationship we had pressure to do this as best as possible.
The lyrics to this song will help us to find the emotion as its very touching and emotional to listen to. We then went on to learning the first few sets of counts. We left the lesson knowing the meaning and the first section of Moon and back.

Week7-
At the start of todays session we re capped he choreography that we learnt in the previous week. Due to not having a full group in the previous week, we had to teach the girls what we had done last week. This did take up time where we could of been learning more choreography. We then learnt the next minute of the piece, which gives us less than a minute to choreography. We all left todays session confident with what we had done. Watching the rehearsal videos allows me to evaluate my performance, technique and performance wise.
Something i need to improve on in the following week was my musicality. I was out of time and was off the counts. This is something that i will be working on throughout the week. I believe that my performance and project was very positive and i was happy with this when watching it back.

Week 8-
In todays rehearsal, we were able to finish the piece, learning all the new choreography. This was something that we all really worked hard on doing so, we were able to have two weeks to polish and add little details to the piece. By the end of the rehearsal, the piece was very unpolished but we were all confident with the choreography. After looking at the rehearsal videos, the group section needs working on in terms of timing. This is something that we need to work out the counts so we are all confident and knew when the next movement was. We will find time in the week to go through this as we can sort issues out before it gets worse and waste time in next weeks rehearsal.

Week 9-
This week we got given a piece of material that was apart of the piece. This was something that we use throughout the whole piece. We went from the start to the end of the piece making sure we know where to hold the scarf and in what hand they need it in. This took more time than we thought, although was worth it as the end product was very positive. Something that i feel held us back as a group was projection, maybe this was because we were too busy worrying about the prop. Throughout this week we will hold rehearsals with the scarf making sure we are more confident in where we are holding it and changing arms with it.

Week 10-
After having a week of rehearsing this in our spare time, we were confident to perform this as a finished piece. This was something that we were really proud of and was worth putting in the extra rehearsals. We all started to perform and project the piece allowing us to feel the emotion and tell the story through our body language and movements. After watching the rehearsal on video i am confident to put this on stage and perform it. The only thing we weren't able to do was the lift as we were missing a dancer that was a key part in the lift, So this is something that as a group we will have to go through to make sure that everyone is at the same level.

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In todays assessment there were a lot of positives and negatives. One of the positives that i feel went really well was my core control. I was able to feel safe when performing pirouettes and high kicks with core control. I was able to land elevated jumps with control and not allow my ankles to roll, this was because i was holding my core throughout all the exercises. Also, holding my core allowed me to have the correct posture in terms of alignment, pelvis was in line.
Something that i feel needed improvement was my shoulder. Throughout the assessment i felt like my shoulders would raise, which means that i wasn't elongating my upper body tough. My shoulders were worse when i was elevating, i need to relax into my movements and put the tension into my core not shoulders. Another issue that i had during the assessment was my ankles, i feel like i wasn't 100% strong enough. I need to make sure that i am constantly strengthening them building them up. I wish that i had done more strengthening before the assessment when first starting the exercises. I wasn't 100% confident with the exercises which meant that i did hold back slightly. I wasn't as confident as i usually am before an assessment which meant that i was slightly timid. I wish that i had spent more time going over all exercises in the previous week as i would of felt ready for the assessment. I also had a week off due to being ill so i had to catch up on this in my own time.

Overall, i feel like my preparation towards the assessment could of been better strengthening my ankles for character shoes and also learning the exercises making sure they are all in my memory movement. My technique throughout the assessment i felt was good and wasn't an issue that i needed to sort.

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This week is the week before our assessment. i need to make sure that i am 100% confident when finished.

Positives
In todays lesson, i believe that my movements memory improved massively. I was confident performing exercises on my own, getting the technique with them also. This was something that i had been working on throughout the week in my spare time. I was able to leave the lesson confident for the assessment in week 5.

What i need to improve on...
Something i need to improve, is releasing tension in my neck whilst dancing. When elongating my neck and posture i tend to hold a lot of tension making my upper body look stiff and tense. I need to work on relaxing my upper body but still remain the correct posture when dancing. My shoulders slightly raise

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This week we learnt all of the exercises. And were able to polish the first set of exercises.

Positives
In today lesson, i feel like my core strength was good, allowing me to pirouette without stopping and landing with a controlled finish. I was able to perform three pirouettes without an issue and found this easy. My weight placement throughout the lesson was good and im starting to feel confident with me strengthening my ankles in my spare.

What i need to improve on...
This week i feel like my movement memory was very poor. This was something that i have never struggled with before and am really shocked with my performance. I feel like i have really let myself down this week in terms of remembering the exercises. I will be booking a studio this week to go through all of the exercises. We were able to record them in the previous week so i used this to check the movement. I am determined that i will improve by next week.

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In todays lesson, we learnt a few more exercises and re capped the exercises from the previous week.

Positive
In todays lesson, i feel like i was really hitting the counts within the music when performing a step bull change. I was able to get the counts right and drop on the 3rd count. To do this i need to make sure that i twist my body and whip my head around quick enough to drop on the 3rd count. To make this happen i needed to make sure that i keep on my toes and quick move.

What i need to improve on...
I need to work on travelling and not staying on the spot when i am meant to be travelling. I need to step out my triple steps when crossing the room allowing me to travel more. The dynamics change where i am able to take larger steps, clearly seeing the triple step. I ned to ave the feeling of stepping out, someone pushing me along the room.

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In todays lesson we learnt the first six exercises in heels .

Positive
In todays lesson i feel like i kept my posture throughout to a high level throughout the whole of the lesson. My shoulders were pushed down into my shoulder blades, which allows me to extend my neck elongating my upper body. Although, i need to make sure that there is no tension in my neck. My Pelvis was always in the correct alignment and core was held for maximum balance and support.

What i need to improve...
Throughout todays lesson, i was slightly shaken on my heels. I didn't feel 100% safe in them whilst performing the exercises. I need to work upon my strength in my ankles allowing me to feel confident especially when dancing fast movements and pirouettes in heels. My main aim is to build on this throughout my spare time.

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Exercise 11- Back to Black Final Sequence 

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Exercise 11- Back to Black Final Sequence 

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X4 jazz style poses of our own choice
Twist step across room with hands going side to side over body x4 to the right x4 to the left
Repeat to right turning with head
Step hop in retiere taking arms in open 4th above head
Step hop retiere opposite side
Step hop retiere then finish in parallel
Thrushing hips forward on demi pointe click fingers behind hips
Step hop with leg thrown up in second
x4 windmill turns to front corner
Side gallop back circling arm
Throw arm back into a bridge
pull up and turn to opposite side
Glide down into splits
Turn on bum to back kicking legs in second
Stand and turn to back
Rebound and back bend
x4 fosse walks to second travelling forward
-Kick around into a side lunge
-Shimmy shoulders into crouch
-Split legs into second bring leg through fan kick to stand
-step bull change x4 travelling in circle
-Hand stand kick
-Stand classical position being arm above head and behind body

What i need to remember...
-Characterisation throughout the whole exercise
-Make sure you twist hips to opposite side of body when travelling side to side
-Let head loose when turning
-Step dig into parallel.
-Make sure that toe is at the side of the knee when in retiere jump each side
-Pointe foot under neath when elevating
-Feet together in parole when thrashing
- Make sure hips aren't listed when lifting to send in jump
-Spot corner when performing windmill turns
-Feet making a 5th position in the air when galloping
-Open up arms when sliding down into splits
-When turning to back make sure you spot and keep feet in 1st position
-Hold core when performing a back bend
-Flick from the knee on fossil walks
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X1 elevated step bull change
X3 flick leaps
Side gallop
side leap in second
step out of it into a twist down to floor
Gallop side leap into opposite corner travelling upper stage right into drop roll to floor.
Repeat on opposite side

What i need to remember...
-Make sure both legs are making a 5th position in the air
-Flick front leg
-Make sure that both legs are straight
-Hold leaping air
-Work through feet when landing to control landing
-Hold core to control landing
-Hold core on avioid rolling ankles on landing
-Make sure that feet aren't sickled
-Shoulders down and eye line up
-Arms in 4th position
-Try and get body straight when leaping in second position
-Use floor to push off into a leap
- Eye line to help with height

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Drag step to side taking hand behind head
Into step turn
Rebound flicking leg behind
Into a preparation
Pirouette in parallel
Elevated Step bull change
into a slide leap
land twisting upper body and legs into a lower crouch

What i need to remember...
-Make both legs are turned out in start position
-Twist upper body making sure there is characterisation
-Open up arm when swapping across body
-Make sure knee is over toe on fondu
-Use feet, brushing across floor on the rebound
-Hold core to keep balance
-Make sure you spot throughout the exercise
-Make sure shoulders are pushed down into back
-No tension in the neck
-whip head in pirouette
-Making a 5th when step turning joining feet together
-keep to one level
-Make sure feet aren't sickling
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Start Facing corner 7
Lift leg in parallel into retiere
x2 bull changes
x1 bull change
to face into back
prepare for pirouette
Re bound over to face travelling direction
x2 bull changes turning clockwise and anti clockwise
Bull change into a prep for a pirouette
Skipping bull change x4 back to starting position
Repeat

What i need to remember...
-Make sure  that toe is touching knees on retiere
-Dont sickle feet
-Hold arms throughout and don't let them go behind body
-Make sure you stay on demi pointe
-Arms held at a right angle
-Perform in 1, 2, 3 counts
-Spot corner
- Make sure you spot corner and hold corner to stop dizziness
-Hold arms close to body when turning
-No tension in the neck or shoulders
-Use different levels

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Bull changes turning clockwise and anti clockwise across the room

What i need to remember...
-Make sure you stay on one level with knees bent
-Make sure arms are held at a right angle
-Keep shoulder pushed down pushed into back
-Make sure you stay on demi pointe
-Make sure that legs and arms are in sync with each
-perform in 1,2,3 count
-Spot the corner to stay on path
-Make sure you whip head around
-Hold no tension in neck
-Hold arms close to body when turning
-Pelvis needs to be in neutral
Core has to be held to stay on balance

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x4 step bull changes leaning to each side each in parallel 4th
x4 Bull change on demi point
x4 bull changes leaning to each side travelling backwards
x4 bull changes on demi point taking arms back in a circle
x4 bull changes leaning to each side
x4 elevated step bull changes

What i need to remember...
-Make sure that arms are set at a right angle
-Make sure that you stay on demi point
-Use upper body to lean
-Make sure that there is no tension in the neck or shoulders
-Make sure that feet are turned out
-Seat muscles are held and in neutral
-Pelvis needs to sit in neutral
-Raised eyeliner
-Make sure you can see the difference in the different levels.
-feet need to join when elevated created 5th position in the air
-Shoulders need to pushed down in back when circling arms
-Musicality is key
-Eyeline is raised
-Movement memory
-Squeeze thighs together when bull changing on demi pointe

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Exercise 5- Fossi kicks with jazz hands 

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Exercise 5- Fossi kicks with jazz hands 

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Step flick x8 in second position
Push pelvis out taking arms in a circle with jazz hands whilst travelling 360 degrees

What i need to remember...
Make sure both legs are turned out
-Pelvis needs to stay straight and not twist or lift.
-Make sure palms are always facing down
-Wrists need to be flexed
-Time arms and legs so they meet together at the end
-Musicality needs to be correct, going through the music throughout
-Needs to have quality and style
-Feet need to be pointed
-Dont turn feet in from knees
-Make sure you step across supporting leg
-Use eyeline
-Flick from hip not ankle.
-No raising of the hips
-hold bum cheeks together for maximum turn out.
-Keep knees bent
-Stay at one level
-Tilt pelvis
-Pitch hips forward
-Relax hands in jazz hands without pointy fingers
-Make sure that you are twist hips in opposite direction
-dig balls of feet in floor
-Keep on balls of feet
-Make sure shoulders are pushed down

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Exercise 3- Fossi Kicks in second, Exercise 4- Fossi walks side to side

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Exercise 3- Fossi Kicks in second, Exercise 4- Fossi walks side to side

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Step flick leg to low 45 degree in second repeat to other side traveling across the room
Bring arms up with arms in foot style and push them down in fossil style

What i need to remember...
-Make sure both legs are turned out
-Pelvis needs to stay straight and not twist or lift.
-Make sure palms are always facing down
-Wrists need to be flexed
-Time arms and legs so they meet together at the end
-Musicality needs to be correct, going through the music throughout
-Needs to have quality and style
-Feet need to be pointed
-Dont turn feet in from knees
-Make sure you step across supporting leg
-Use eyeline
-Flick from hip not ankle.
-No raising of the hips
-hold bum cheeks together for maximum turn out.
-Keep knees bent
-Stay at one level

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Start in Parallel
Turn out feet to step with arms arms in a v shape,
Step with arms straight to side with palms facing down,
Step with arms in a high V shape
Then repeat across the room.

What i need to remember...
-Hold turn out from gluten not knees or ankles
-Keep to one level travelling across the room
-Make sure that you step out across the room and don't step under myself.
-Pelvis is straight
-No raising of the hips
-Make sure that feet are pointed throughout the exercise
-shoulders need to be pushed down in back
-No tension in hands
-Make sure that legs are straight  along backs of legs
-Travel as much as i can
-Make sure that feet are no sickled
-Never stop dragging back leg
- don't stop moving
-Hold no tension in neck

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Start feet in parallel
Hands flexed at the side of body
x3 picked up runs x2
X3 picked up runs tilting head to the side x2
Step to side tasing arms across the the body, left then right
Step to side taking arms parallel above head
step foot across with opposite leg in retiree leaving over leg x2
Moving clockwise reaper to each side of room
After that repeat anticlockwise

What i need to remember...
-Make sure that shoulders are pushed down into shoulder blades
-Head up with eyeliner high and moving with the correct movements
-Musicality needs to be right working through the beats
-Keep on the balls of my feet, not letting heels drop.
-Feet need to be pointed
-no sickled feet
-Suspension in retiere
-No tension in fingers
-Make sure you keep breathing
-Testing stamina
-Seat muscles need to be held and dont arch back
-Keep elbows in when moving across the body.
-Keep hips level and don't twist or favour one side.

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This is the last assessment of the year, we will be performing this in jazz shoes and character shoes.

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Week7-
In todays lesson, we watched the clip of the dance and understood the style that we need to portray in the piece. Throughout this piece, there are sections where the dancers are split up into small groups. So we all took note of all the different groups. Our tutors put us into the start position, i was placed in the from triangle of 3. This meant that from that we had to change slightly the groups that we decided for it to make sense and be easier to dance the different section. We then learnt the first 20 seconds of the piece. After, todays session we realise that the piece is very technical and is going to take a lot of work and detail to perfect this piece. We are all ready to put in the hard work and effort and we understand to get this piece to the standard we want we need to put in extra hours and rehearse in our free time, as we have only got 5 lessons to learn and perfect it. The hardest part of splitting the group into small groups was the fact that the original dance had around 20 dancers, we only have 9 dancers. So making sure that we split the groups up evenly with the different sections was a struggle that we faced.

Week 8-
In todays lesson,  we started off with a quick heel warn up so we wake our muscles up, making sure that the rehearsal is safe. To refresh our memory we rewatched the piece and recapped over the choreography that we had learnt in the previous week. We went through this as a group during the week so we were confident that we could go straight in and learn more choreography. After learning the next 30 seconds of the piece we were faced with the two different group sections. We went into the groups for around 30 minutes and learnt the sections. We finished the lesson off by adding the sections together. We knew that the choreography that we learnt so far was far from perfect but this is something that we need to perfect once learning more choreography. We also had to teach peers that weren't there last week the choreography that we learnt in the previous week. This was something that did his us back slightly, and isn't something that we want to be doing every week in this rehearsal process.

Week 9-
In todays lesson, we learnt a lot more choreography than we expected and planned to. We found that setting targets to get to really helped us set our work over the current weeks. We have reached a part of the dance where we are introduced to hats. this was something that as group we struggled with as we face a lot more details and theres more than just dance movements to think about. This took longer than we thought and was harder than we thought. We had to watch the youtube clip,  finding the little details to make the hat section look unison and neat. We then had 30 minutes to work out the next trio section where we all learnt the short trio section.  The little details that we needed to pay attention to were little things like eyeliner and gestures, these make the biggest of difference when on stage dancing in unison. This is the difference between an average and a professional piece.

Week 10-
During todays session, we really focused on the hat section, as when
we looked back at last weeks rehearsal we were all disappointed with how the looked. We went through the section step by step correcting each other through out. We had the hat section looking to a high level and were impressed with how well the sectioned looked by the end of the lesson. We used the rest of the lesson to perfect the choreography that we have already learnt before adding anymore. The recording that we took at the end of the lesson looked a lot more cleaner and we looked more confident as a collective.

Week 11-
We completed todays aim by finishing the piece. Finishing the piece did take the whole lesson, which wasn't as issue we just really wanted to get the choreography finished. We now have next week to polish and add the final small details. Throughout the lesson we did have issues in terms of musicality and this is something that we need to fix for next week and time needs to be spent in our own rehearsal time, so next lesson is spent just performing it and adding final detail. In my opinion, the music was difficult to dance to but this is something that we need to work on as a group.

Week 12-
Today, we really tested our stamina and kept rehearsing the dance throughout the whole lesson going over the sections that we feel wasnt done to the best ability.This did mean that we had to stop start throughout the dance, but this was worth it as we saw the results after recording it at the end of the end of the last studio rehearsal. In term of musicality, we perfected this during the week and didn't have an issue with it in todays final studio rehearsal. We left todays session confident and ready for the stage rehearsals.

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In todays Jazz technique assessment, i feel like i performed to my best ability. I couldn't fault the effort that i put into the technique assessment and lessons. Although, i do feel like there were factors that i could of improved on. For example, i felt like there was tension in my shoulders which made the exercises look uneasy and not aesthetically pleasing to watch. I need to make sure that all the tension is put into core not my shoulders as this will help my balance and stability a lot more. This also would effect the alignment and lines that i would make during the exercises. My upper body was out of alignment which did effect my pirouettes throughout the assessment, my weight was pushed back which didn't allow me to perform more than one and half pirouettes. I know i can do much better as i have proven this in rehearsals.
I do feel like my flexibility was used to my best ability as this made my movements a lot more easy to perform and looks easier to move through movements. This is something that i am constantly working on throughout my lessons and is something that i am able to show in my technique assessments. Wearing heels throughout the assessment was something that i have been struggling with, although i do feel like i have improved, but i still need to gain strength in my heels since rolling my ankle in them. The last few exercises where we performed in flat jazz shoes did show a larger improvement, and i felt a lot more confident. Something that i need to work on is pointing my feet in heels. Something so simple is yet so hard when wearing character shoes. This is something that just takes time to get used to as you cant see an arched foot, as you would in a jazz shoe.

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In todays lesson, we performed a mock assessment, where we executed the exercises in front of a camera.

Positives
During todays mock assessment , i really feel confident and ready for the assessment next week. After watching the mock assessment back i am pleased with my performance and i clearly know what i need to improve on for the final assessment next week. This is something that i am proud of as i have been struggling with these exercises, but with hard work i feel like i have really worked hard and got where i need to be the week before the assessment.

What i need to improve on...
Throughout the mock assessment i feel like my stamina didn't stay at the same level throughout the whole lesson. i feel like when we performed elevated movements my stamina did drop. I think that i need to work on stamina when jumping. I did feel like in exercise 10, my legs weren't staying at the same height and did lower throughout the exercise. Also when rolling to the floor when leaping it took ,longer to stand up. This is something that i need to work on throughout the week before the assessment. I will be working on my breathing when dancing.

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In todays lesson, we went through all exercises, and were put in groups for the mock assessment next week.

Positives...
When looking over this week, i feel like i really understood the exercises and took on my task that i set myself in week 3. The hard work that i have put in since the last jazz class was worth it as i now feel so much more confident going into next week into the mock assessment. This allows me to enjoy the exercises more and add my own style on, instead of worrying about remembering the exercises. This always allows me to really focus on getting the correct technique.

What i need to improve on...
During this week, i feel like my core strength really let me down. I really need to work on weight placement which is effects my core stability. I have a tendency of leaning back then elevating. When watching back rehearsal videos i can clearly see in exercise 10 the kick combination my weight placement just wasn't where it needed to be at all, which completely knocked my balance and made me look very unstable. I need to make sure that my ribs are closed and all the tension is in my core. Also, allowing my pelvis to be in neutral will help my get the correct weight placement. I need to make sure that my weight isn't on the working leg.

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In todays lesson, we were able to go over the excises that we have learnt in previous weeks and learn the final sequence " Back to black".

Positives...
I feel like in todays lesson i did really well in terms of core strength . Now i have had 3 weeks of solid jazz technique in heels. I feel like i am really improving and getting a lot stronger when dancing in them. I dont feel like i am restricted at all to movements and they dont hold me back when performing the exercises. I am able to work through my feet when landing elevated jumps. My ankles feel a lot more stronger, which gives me a lot more confidence when dancing. The exercises that we have added on this week are focused on more fast moving, which tests my strength as for this you need to be on your toes to get all the movements in.

What i need to improve on...
My biggest fault for this week has to be my movement memory. I wasn't able to remember the exercises from the previous weeks they way i should be doing at this level. I really struggled to remember the sequences and at the pace they were set. This is something that will be improved for next week, i am going to rehearse all the exercises and apply all the corrections that were given to me throughout the previous lessons. i will be more confident going into next lesson so i can put more time into the style of the exercises instead of worrying about remembering.

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In todays lesson, we finished learning all of the new exercises and carried on getting corrections to improve.

Positives...
In todays lesson, i feel like i really pushed myself in terms of flexibility. When watching back the videos you can see that i am getting my legs above 90 degrees when i can with the correct technique. This made things a lot easier when dancing as i wasn't restricted in any movements. I was hitting the correct alignments getting the lines that are aesthetically pleasing. To keep this flexibility up i will keep stretching and pushing myself.

What i need to improve on...
I feel like in todays lesson i really let myself down in terms of being stiff and not letting my body relax in movements. When watching back the rehearsal videos i feel like my weight was way to far behind where it should be which did knock me off balance for some exercises. This suggests to me that my core wasn't held which also had a knock on affect in terms of balance. This also made the exercises look awkward and not aesthetically pleasing to watch. There was far too much tension in my upper body which didn't allow me to relax into the movements adding no style at all.

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In todays lesson, we were able to learn the first few exercises. These exercises are in heels for this technique assessment.

Positives...
During todays lesson i feel like i performed the first lot of exercises well with good posture. Throughout the exercises i was able to change my posture to whatever suited the exercises. For example, fossil walks i was able to add a slight twist at the shoulders to add more style and character. This made the exercises look so much more professional and more interesting to watch. I was able to do this throughout the whole lesson.

What i need to improve on...
I need to work on wearing heels and making sure that i hold my core, so i don't feel unstable when dancing in heels. I need to pull up and out of my heels creating a light feeling on the balls of my feet. For me to do this i need to use my core. I also believe that as the weeks go on i will be more used to the feeling and get more confident with it. I will also be more confident with the exercises, which will allow me to push myself further.

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Exercise 15- Final jazz sequence (Back to Black) 

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Exercise 15- Final jazz sequence (Back to Black) 

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We had to perform 4 chosen jazz positions on each count
Twisting the waist step over and behind and dig heel to the right
Step turn whipping head to the left then repeat to the right
step hop facing 5 arms in open 4th position
Step hop both arms in parallel over head
Swing legs behind x2
bring legs in parallel plie on a rise
taking arms behind
Step jump kick in second position landing into rebound
windmill turns x4
Gallop taking arms into circles whilst elevating
Stand facing side and arch back to touch floor into a twist facing opposite side in crouch
Take crouch into splits
windmill kick legs
turn x4 to the back
back bend with foot pointed to the front
Step fossil kicks x4
rounded kick into a lunge
Roll head
shimmery shoulders forward into crouch
in crouch split legs taking leg through
windmill kick around to stand
weighted jazz walks around in circle x4
into hand stand
step in classical position with knees together
one arm behind back other hand over head in a 90 degree angle.

What i need to remember...
-You need to add style to make this piece look professional
-Make sure that you isolate your upper body from lower body
-fluidity is needed for the exercise to flow and make it look aesthetically pleasing.
-use plie when elevating
-Make sure that we land using the whole foot allowing us to have maximum control
-Eyeline is needed to be raised and project out
-Use hips in terms of style and flare
-Upper body needs to be relaxed and move with the movements instead of planning the movement s ahead
-spot when turning to allow control when finishing turns
-flexibility needs to be at a high level
-Make sure that fossi walks are performed technically correct

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Gallop step leap step leap step leap
Gallop to opposite side to a side leap
Come up from a plie and twist body to crouch on the opposite side

What i need to remember...
-Gallop with feet in 5th pointed in the air
-Use plie to get into the gallop
-Make sure there is no gap between legs when galloping to prepare
-Both feet need to be turned out and pointed
-Shoulders down into back
-Make sure that the hip isn't opening for the back leg
-Hips need to be facing the travelling direction
- Arms held with strength and aren't held behind the body
-flick leap needs to be shown
-Make sure you dont knock your head back when leaping
-Dont arch back when jumping

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Step Barrel turn across the room with hands in a fist position

What i need to remember...
-Make sure that knees are in parallel
-Feet need to be pointed
-Hands need to be in a closed fist position
-Make needs to make a diagonal line when elevated
-Use the plie to get the elevation
-Land working through the foot for a light safe landing avoiding rolling the feet
-Make sure that there is no tension in the neck or it may get jolted when landing
-Tilt head to the direction that you are travelling in.
-Land in a plie
-Thrush pelvis forward
-Open up chest area

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Stepping out turning plie to release front foot into an elevated leap taking arms to open 4th

What i need to remember...
-Use plie before elevating
-Keep front leg straight and back leg bent
-Make sure feet aren't sickled
-Both legs need to be turned out
- Having the feeling of gliding through the air
- Land working through the feet and not rolling
-Hold core for a light landing
- Use arms to help elevated jump
-Make sure that shoulders are pressed down and dont hold tension
-Make sure that arms are still aligned with body and not pushed behind
-Arms need to be rounded in the turning preparation
-Hold core and spot to keep balance
-Work through foot when landing
-Make sure that ribs are closed when elevating

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Start in the corner facing corner 5
Step on fondu with hand resting on the back of her head
the chop your hand to the floor
Step out and turn
Take a step back and flick leg
par de boure, Pirouette
Step to the side and leap
Take leg behind on landing and windmill turn over the top
Finish on the floor

What i need to remember...
-Make sure that feet are turned in the pirouette
-Add style when hand is on head
-Fluidity needs to be throughout
- Change the dynamics when throwing arm across body
-Hold core so you can land the turn
-Work through feet when flicking the leg through
-Throughout the exercise i need to keep on a high demi point
-Make sure both feet are pointed in the side leap
-Make sure the fouetté is performed on demi pointe
-Make sure that legs are in the correct alignment
-Make sure arms dont dance up and down when throwing legs

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Start in a lunge,
x3 Grande Battements to the front and land in a lunge
the forth grande battement fouetté the leg to face the back
par de bore to take a lunge
repeat
X3 Grande battements la seconde then contract bringing leg in push it out to arabesque with body inline with arm
par de boure and repeat on other side.

REPEAT EXERCISE

What i need to remember...
-Make sure that you hold core or you can loose balance very easy
-Make sure that both legs are turned out
-Feet need to be pointed in the heels
-Land in a lunge and place weight evenly across both legs
-Make sure that the heel is pushed down in the lunge
-Working leg needs to be straight
-Make sure that posture returns back to neutral
-Make sure that the grande battement comes from the back of the leg and isn't gripped by the top of your thigh.
-Make sure that feet are pointed but not sickled
-Make sure that you control the landing on the way down avoiding a messy landing.

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Start facing corner 5
Retiree leg in parallel
Bull change turning to the left to face the front
Triplet step facing front, triplet step to face the back corner
prepare for pirouette
suspend over front leg
continue the turn into triplet turning right and left
Prepare for pirouette
swinging legs forward bull change to top corner
REPEAT till pirouette and finish

What i need to remember...
-Make sure that foot in next to knee on retiere
-Arms need to be held throughout the exercise even thought the pace is very quick
-Keep on toes making sure you get the movements in, not missing steps
-Keep shoulders down and not hold tension in them especially when pirouetting.
-Make sure that the foot is next to knee when performing a pirouette
-Spott in the direction of travel to avoid dizziness and wobbles
-hold core to land the pirouette
-Make sure that the weight is distributed evenly over both legs
-Make sure that the body isn't leaning forward to back, incorrect posture
-Use the plie to help travel
-Get the sequence in your movements memory so you can perform with confidence
-Head up and dont look to the floor
-Arms need to flow tithe the movements

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Exercise 7- Turning triplets Exercise 8- Turning Triplets with circular arms 

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Exercise 7- Turning triplets Exercise 8- Turning Triplets with circular arms 

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Exercise 7-
Triplet set turning 360 degrees starting to the right side
Arms in front of body into 90 degree angles

Exercise 8-
Triplet set turning 360 degrees starting to the right side
Arms in parallel above head when turning then landing in 90 degree angles in front of body

What i need to remember...
Make sure that arms are strong and dont have a lot of bend from the elbow
- Shoulders need to be pushed down into back, especially when arms are above head
-Make sure you spot or you can loose your balance
-Hold core to help you stables yourself when getting dizzy
-Use the counts 1,2, 3 to get the correct accent and technique
-Make sure that you are on high demi pointe
-Work through feet on landing on count three to avoid heavy loud bang
-Make sure that you dont favour one leg more than the other
-hips need to be straight
-Dont hold too much tension in the neck or it will stop you from spotting as well

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X4 Non elevated step bull changes
4X bull changes on high demi point
4X Non elevated step bull change traveling backwards
4X Bull changes on high demi point traveling backwards
4X Non elevated bull changes travelling forward
4X Elevated step bull changed

What i need to remember...
-Make sure that you use the plie to elevate
-Keep hips level
-Arms need to make the perfect 90 degree angles
-Make sure you step out to travel the non elevated step bull changes
-hold core when on demi point for maximum strength
-Dont roll the feet
-Make sure you work through feet to avoid a loud uncontrolled landing
-Legs need to be straight in the elevated bull changed the the air
-Front foot needs to hide back foot when bull changing on demi point, showing a clear 5th position
-Pelvis needs to be neutral
-Shoulders pressed down into back
-Make sure that you are on demi point not half off
-Dont sickle feet

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Exercise 4- Fossi side kicks Exercise 5 -Fossi side kicks with twisted step 

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Exercise 4- Fossi side kicks Exercise 5 -Fossi side kicks with twisted step 

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Step side to side brining arms up and down over body.
Arms need to be flexed or have a bend at the wrists

Exercise 6-
X8 fosse side kicks
then pitch pelvis with jazz hands creating a circle around body with 4 walks

What i need to remember...
-Both feet need to be turned out
-Hold turn out in glutes
-Kick from the knee not the thigh
-Make sure that feet are pointed
-Wrists need to be flexed
-Add style
-Hips need to be straight and not lifted
-Stay at one level in plie when travelling
-Pelvis needs to be in neutral
-Work through feet when stepping
-Eyeline up
-Never stop moving the arms
-Travel in on straight line
-Make sure that hips are pushed forward
-upper body is leaning back
-For maximum control make sure that the core is held to avoid wobbles
-Make sure that the leg flicks out on beat
-melt into the plie

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Drag walk front arms low
Drag walk side arms to straight second
Drag walk back arms to open 5th
REPEAT going anticlockwise

What i need to remember...
-Make sure that arms are in the correct positions
-Shoulders need to be pushed down in back
-Back leg need to be straight even when its fast
-Use head to flip you to opposite direction
-Make sure that the movements are angular
-Pointed feet with no sickles
-Step out in front of body instead of underneath the body
-Make sure that you hit the point everytime body arrives in new position
-Never stop moving your feet throughout the whole exercise
-Look in travelling direction
-Stop in different directions
-Make sure you stay at one level on a fondu
-Both feet need to be turned out
-Work through the feet when stepping, avoiding heels knocking on floor
-Pelvis needs to be in neutral.

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Drag walk
with arms in low open 5th
Drag walk
with arms in a straight second
Drag Walk
Arms in open 5th above head
REPEAT to corner of the room

What i need to remember-
- Dont raise shoulders
-Keep shoulders pushed down in shoulder blades
-Keep supporting leg bent
-Stay at one level
-Head facing front slightly tilted above
-step out in step not underneath body
-Make sure that back leg is turned out and pointed
-No sickled feet
- Turn out in both supporting and working leg
-Dont rush listen to music
-Angular movements
-Never stop dragging back leg
-Fluidity throughout
-Work through feet when walking across the room
-Make sure that the back leg is straight

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Start in Parallel with hands flexed
4X picked up runs
slight pause
4X picked up runs
slight pause
4X picked up runs
tilt head to right
4X pick up runs
tilt head to the left
X2 Step right taking left behind taking arms across body with one palm facing front and one palm facing body
Step right take arms up over head with palms facing down from wrists
Step left circling arms over upper body taking leg into retiree
Step left taking arms over head with palms facing down from wrists
Step right circling arms over upper body taking leg into retiere
REPEAT to each side of room
then
REPEAT to the left

What i need to remember...
-Pointed feet on picked up runs
- Dont sickle feet when running on the spot
-Knees need to be together when performing picked up runs
- Use 1, 2, 3 counts for picked up runs
-Make sure that hands are flexed from the wrists when performing picked up runs
-Make sure that shoulders are pushed down not holding any tension
- Keep elbows close to there body when flipping across body
-Make sure that hands are spread
-use 1,2,3 for the correct counts
-Back leg pushed into floor showing a clear demi pointe
-Use head looking at the following hand
-Use suspension when taking leg in retiree
-Change dynamics when circling arms
-Push of hip when retiree working leg.

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These exercises are to be performed in the second Technique assessment. This gives me a chance to improve my jazz technique and push myself.

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In my opinion, after watching the final performances i was very disappointed with the outcome. The whole piece just didn't look polished and didn't portray a professional image at all. The timing was awful and as a group was completely out. Sections that were meant to be in unison weren't and the same for canon, it wasn't showing dancers in canon it looked messy and wasn't aesthetically pleasing for the eye. The first section started really well and the timing was perfect and looked sleek, but then as we started to get into the quicker choreography the timing went and you can clearly see the group just fall apart. To make sure that this doesn't happen again we need to spend more time and rehearse with counts not just with the music. Hopefully for the jazz piece we will all be able to work of the timing as i feel this was the biggest factor that let us down. Although, i do feel like we performed well in terms of projection and performance. When i look back at the body language and overall performance i feel like we all did well, showing confidence and professionalism. We all had our eye line raised looking out above the audience, this shows maturity and overall confidence in what we are doing. Because we all knew the choreography well, we were able to add style and performance. This is why we all rehearsed as much as possible so we are all confident and there is no need to worry about remembering choreography as we can rely on our movement memory.

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During this week, we managed to spend plenty of time on stage spacing the reconstruction on stage making sure that we were in the correct formations. Due to the performing space we had to make the formations slightly smaller, in the studio we used too much space. This did mean that we had to re stage the piece slightly.This added more pressure as a group to get the timing perfect or there could be an injury waiting to happen. After a few rehearsals i feel like we were all confident with perfect timing. Although, in the dress rehearsal i did actually go over on my ankle and unfortunately sprained it. This was something that knocked my confidence and did hold me back in terms of being overly cautious with elevation in heels. This didn't stop me from carrying on with the rest of the shows, although i do believe that i was never able to perform the piece with 100% confidence. I was really disapointed in myself for doing this as i was just starting to become confident in heels. Hopefully, i will become a lot more stronger in my next jazz performance.

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In todays assessment, i thought that my flexibility was shown throughout the session. I really pushed myself and managed to pull through in box splits which was a massive achievement for myself. Kicks from the corner was also a chance to show off my flexibility. Using my core for control aloud me to throw my leg up and close without looking floppy or lack of control. The exercises have really helped me to improve on flexibility allowing my leg to hit over 90 degrees. My legs were turned out, straight with a pointed foot. Another positive was my turns from the corner. I feel like these were the best part of my assessment. I was able to spot turn at a good speed with control and not wobble or lose balance. I feel like this again links with posture and core strength. To improve , i feel like i still need to dance in heels more to make sure that I'm comfortable with landing elevated movements. My landings need improving and more control. To sort this out for the next assessment i will be practicing elevated movements and landing them until i have a soft control landing. I feel like the more i do this the more i will feel comfortable and all be able to work through my feet more. Another point that i could improve on, is holding my arms in second position. This is something that i have really been struggling with thought that technical lessons, especially with exercise number 2 and 17. When throwing my leg up high i contract slightly bringing my arms in and not holding my arms in the correct second position. What i need to do next time is to push my shoulder blades down and use my core to stabilise my arms. I could use the mirror to help me with this and also hold an exercise band in each hand pulling across my shoulders to make me more aware of the issue. Hopefully this will make me more comfortable and sort the issue out.

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In todays lesson, we performed all of the exercises as if we were in the assessment. We did this by performing the class as if we were in the assessment. The music played continuously, this really tested our stamina. We also got to know the little groups that we will be performing in for our assessment.

Positives...
Throughout the lesson, i feel like my core control was good. This also links with my balance, my weight placement was also helping me to control my balance and control. I made sure that my weight wasn't leaning back which is sometimes what i do, especially when performing pirouettes. I feel like my balance was helping me in kicks from the corner which got rid of my shaking ankles. Pulling up and using my core really proved to be that it makes anything easier, kicks and pirouettes being the main too components. I managed to perform more pirouettes and land them with control. In terms of kicks from the corner, with more control i was able to fourette my kicks in arabesque to a kick in front. Looking at the videos from past weeks i can really see an improvement, i look more controlled and stronger in heels.

What i need to improve on...
For my assessment i need to improve on keeping my shoulders down when dancing. For example, making sure my shoulders are pushed down when elevating, not lifting them with tension. I need to make sure i extend my neck and push my shoulders down when performing.But at the same time hold no tension in my neck. I will use the mirror to keep checking the upper body and adjust when needed. My body will then automatically change when I'm holding tension. I especially need to keep this in mind in my assessment when I'm slightly more tense.

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In todays lesson, we started off class by warming up with all the exercises that we have performed for the past three weeks. After that we were all warm and ready to finish off the rest of the combination. We managed to finish this and perform it in small groups. This means that we have finished all of the technique class that we will be assessed in for week six.

Positives...
A positive that i think came out of todays lesson was the fact that i was confident with the final combination. By the end of the lesson i completed the combination with style and the correct technique. I used all my feed back from previous lessons and put that into the final combination. Because i was confident with the piece, i was able to add my style and make it more of a performance. I also feel like my flexility was pushed and i will hopefully be able to improve on this throughout the next up going weeks. Knowing the song, helped with my musicality and the dance was danced on certain beats which helped.

What i need to improve on...
I need to improve on landing in heels. When performing elevated moves i am landing heavy which makes a loud noise. I believe that this shows lack of control which means my core isn't held. To fix this problem i need to work through the whole of the foot when landing an elevated jump. I believe that this is because i am not experienced in dancing in heels. I need to make sure that i do more work in heels to mould them and make me feel more comfortable in heels. From this, i hope i feel more confident when dancing in heels and will be able to focus on light landings and more control.

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In todays lesson, we reaped and performed all the exercises we learnt in week 1 and week 2. We did this without stopping, which tested our stamina and our movement memory. This gave the group enough time to learn half of the new combination. This combination was a mixture of our work that we are focusing on in technique class.

Positives...
In todays lesson, i thought that my posture was held correctly throughout the whole of the lesson. My core was held correctly which enabled me to perform certain movements with more control. For example, pirouettes and turns from the corner looked more controlled and gave me the balance i needed to perform them to a high standard. This also helps to avoid any injury and makes the risk of falling over smaller. Holding core muscles will help you protect you back, back injuries are mostly always from having the incorrect posture. I could really tell that i used my core throughout the lesson because my weight placement was also improved making me more lighter on my toes, allowing me to move faster. In my opinion, keeping your core held is one of the most important factors to remember when performing jazz in heels, as this helps to keep your weight in the correct place and helps to hold your balance.

What i need to improve on...
In todays lesson, i feel like i need to relax my neck. Throughout the lesson, i got picked up on the fact that i was making my neck look stiff. Which means that I'm holding tension in the wrong place. I need to also remember not to take the tension and put it in my hands. Holding tension in my hands always leads to having spikes fingers which isn't aesthetically pleasing. I need to relax my upper body and not not look stiff. To help me out with this next next week i need to loosen up and concentrate on relaxing more when dancing. I will be able to judge this by looking in the mirror and just over all feeling less tense and comfortable when dancing. This will also help to get a jazz style loosening up hips and shoulders.

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In todays lesson, we finished learning all of the exercises expect the last combination that we will learn in next weeks lesson. We managed to get through all the exercises one by one from the corner and in small groups in the centre.

Positives...

What i need to improve on...
i need to improve on keeping my arms in second position when needed. I have a tendency of dropping my arms in second. This suggests that i need to use my upper body more instead of just focusing on my lower body. This sometimes effects my posture and makes my weight lean back which can knock me off balance. I need to make sure that my shoulders are pushed down into my shoulder blades. I need to make sure that my arms are within my peripheral vision.I need to focus on my upper body and had performance. This will then help me when turning or in pirouettes. Getting the right arm positions could be the difference between a single, double or triple pirouette. I will monitor this weakness next week using the mirrors and peers to assess me and judge to see if i have improved in this area.

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In todays lesson, i feel like i performed with good control and stamina. We learnt the first few exercises and learnt a few combos. We learnt these in groups then did corner work in solos going across the room. I was focusing on getting feed back, that i can apply throughout the next 6 weeks before my final assessment.

Positives...
In my opinion,  i thought that my core control was to a high standard. i know this through balancing and feeling like I'm dividing my weight in the correct places. Lifting up out of my legs gave me the opportunity to move quick and not take time to transfer weight. I lifted up out of my hips pulling up which also helped with my posture throughout the lesson. Sinking into my hips can lead to heavy legs which can lead to lower legs and slower movements. I lift up from my hips using my core, to get that feeling i sometimes, i put my fist just inside my ribs and lift up and over my hand and that is the correct feeling i need throughout the exercises. This feeling also help you to not stick out your ribs when dancing which is easily done when breathing in. The feeling of your ribs closing is the correct feeling you need to perform with the right technique.

What i need to improve on...
I need to improve on wearing heels throughout the lesson. I have danced in heels before but, this will be the first time i dance in heels for technique class. This is something that i think will help me adjust my posture and will also make me use my feet more. When wearing heels you need to make sure that you go through the whole of the foot when landing or you will make a lot of noise and won't look as graceful or controlled. Making sure you use your feet the same way you would when wearing ballet shoes will help me to use the whole of my foot when dancing in heels.After todays lesson, i feel like i need to improve on my ankle strength and stability to make sure that i wont wobble or have shakey ankles when legs are getting tired. This will also help to prevent injuries at it is so easy to go over on your ankle, especially when you are tired and legs have worked hard.

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Step sway to right
step sway to the left
Arm gesture around the front of my body
Step foot across to half a turn
Slide down into splits taking arms to 5th position
split legs and turn to front then repeat to face the back
Pull up on knee and back bend taking arm to 5th
turn and repeat to front on the floor
split kick legs to stand up
sway to right
sway to left
arms gesture around the front of the body
4x walks forward
4x walks back wards
push hip out towards front corner moving arms in circular movements then repeat this facing forward and then back
2x slide drags to back corner then
1x slide drag to the front
half par de bore facing back corner arms in L shape
half par de bore
2x full circle par de bour, taking arms over head
retire leg to knee turned in raising arm straight above head
step step contract with leg in retire arms contracting also
repeat but with arms pushing out in front of body
repeat with arms in an open L position
cross legs to turn and sway holding hips
x4 step across the front leading with hips
x2 step kick backs pushing arms over head
step kick lay out
split legs tp turn to front
scissor kick to stand
grand jete
prepare for windmill turns
step drag out
fold down to to lift leg to then roll forward following through into box splits
bring legs behind roll head with legs then just roll head
split to face side
scissor to kicks to stand
step bull change
flick leap

What i need to remember...
- to keep a jazz style
-hold core to keep on balance when lifting legs
-dont forget about arms
-use all the music
-dont rush through the music
-keep eye line raised
-pointe feet through heels
-keep the stamina going
-movement memory
-make sure its fluent without any breaks
-use the whole of the foot to land without making a loud noise
-musicality
-confidence
-kick with control
-need good flexibility in box splits

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Exercise 20- Bull change with leaps (Ballet and jazz flick leaps

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Exercise 20- Bull change with leaps (Ballet and jazz flick leaps

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Step bull change x2
step low flick leap
step middle flick leap
step high flick leap

What i need to remember...
-elevated bull changes
-feet need to join and make a 5th position in the air
-make sure both arms are constantly in an L shape
-both feet need to be pointed
-make sure that shoulders are firmly down when elevating
-land using the whole of the foot making sure you get a soft landing
-make sure that i show three different levels
-both legs needs to be straight in the air
-arms in second arabesque
-plie to get the elevation
-make sure posture is held with a straight back
-dont contract when elevating
-make sure that both legs are turned out

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Exercise 19- Bull Change into Round de jambe 

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Exercise 19- Bull Change into Round de jambe 

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Bull change x4 facing the front,
Bull change 1/2
Bull change 1/2
Bull change 1/4
Bull change 1/2
Bull change 1/4
Elevated side step bull change
Bull change 1/4
Bull Change 3/4
Elevated side step bull change
Bull change 1/4
Bull change 3/4
Elevated side step bull change
Shenee step turn x3
Prepare for Pirouette
Repeat on left hand side

What i need to remember...
-spot in the correct direction
-use the music to help get the correct beats (1,2,3)
-make sure that arms are in a constant L shape
-movement memory needs to be to a high standard
-make sure there is elevation in the side step bull change
-heels need to be lifted at all times during the exercise
-light footed so i can move fast and not take long to change direction
- Arms need to be held and elbows shouldn't drop throughout the whole exercise
-heads need to be raised and not look at feet
-need to be confident with directions
-Musicality will help you with the speed of bull changes
-Palms need to be facing down
posture needs to be held at all times and not stick seat muscles out

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6 straight legs kicks then slide into splits without touching the floor with hands.

What i need to remember...
-Turn out both legs
-Make sure both legs are turned out
-arms need to be straight and held at a 90 degree
-pointe both feet
-dont contract when throwing the leg in the air
-both legs need to be straight
-throw leg using the back of the leg, not gripping with the top of your thigh
-make sure you hold your core to balance
- When going down to splits use the outside of the leg to slide down gracefully
-Make you keep posture as you go down into splits
- hold arms in open 5th when going down into splits

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Exercise 17- Single kicks, Back Kicks, Kick Combination 

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Exercise 17- Single kicks, Back Kicks, Kick Combination 

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Step kick front
Step kick side
Step kick back

What i need to remember...
- turn out in both legs
-kick using the back of the leg and dont grip with the top of your thigh
- make sure it has a controlled landing and doesn't hit the floor with force
-Make sure that both arms are held and dont move throughout the sequence
-pointe feet
-step out in-between the kicks
-dont contract in core
-make sure that back is straight
-dont through head back
-palms facing down
-make sure both legs are straight
-eye line raised

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Exercise 16- Slide without change of direction

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Exercise 16- Slide without change of direction

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Step slide across the room changing direction.

What i need to remember...
-keep weight on one leg
-make sure that both legs are turned out
-palms facing down
-non pointy fingers
-dont hold tension in shoulders
-look along lower arm
-point foot that is dragging
-make sure that both arms are making a diagonal line
- dont rest weight on the foot that is dragging along the floor
- make sure knees are over toes
-make sure you step out and travel
-make sure your using the music correctly

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Step slide across room looking down to feet.

What i need to remember...
-turn out both feet
-drag back leg
-get the correct alignment with arms
-Look along the lower arm
- point foot
-turn out in both legs
-make sure that both arms are in a diagonal line
-no pointy fingers
-lean away from the leg
-press shoulders down and hold no tension in the
-hold arms when changing directions
-make sure all your weight is on supporting leg
- alignment with knee over toe

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Exercise 14- 4 Step Bull change, Par de Boure

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Exercise 14- 4 Step Bull change, Par de Boure

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4 stepbullchanges
1/2 pas de bore
4 step bullchanges
full par de bore

What i need to remember...
-movement memory
-elevated step bull changes
-dont travel too far
-spot when turning step bull changes
-dont lean when changing direction
-dont favour one leg
-keep weight evenly over both legs

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Exercise 13- Step Bull change Rotating Hips

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Exercise 13- Step Bull change Rotating Hips

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Step change of wait twisting hips across the room.

What i need to remember...
-keep at one level
-twist from the torso
-keep arms straight with flexed hands
-palms facing the side
-work through foot when step bull change
-dont stick seat muscles out
-hold correct posture
-make sure you dont favour one leg
-rise eyeline
-dont twist shoulders
- isolate top of body from legs

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Step Bull change using elevation across the room.

What i need remember...
-Use plie to get high elevation
-land going through the whole of your foot
-keep shoulders pushed down
-arms creating an L shape
- palms facing the floor
-legs need to be straight in the air
-creating 5th position in the air
-hold no tension in neck
-rised eye line
-hold core
-make sure weight is in the correct place
-dont stick seat muscles out
-make sure your weight isn't off balance and favour one leg
-turn feet out
-travel by stepping out not underneath the body
-pointe feet when in the air

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Shenee Turns across the room brings arms up the body then out in a circular motion.

What i need to remember...
-prepare well and find a spot
-make sure you hold your core
-dont lean back or you will loose balance
-step out in the travelling direction
-Make you you turn with your feet in first position
-make sure arms are held as if they are resting on a table
-dont whip head too much or it can knock you off balance
- keep eyes at eye level
-make sure you don't favour one leg and balance weight evenly between both legs
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Simple pose turns with arms in jazz position close to chest

What i need to remember...
- prepare well in the correct position
-make sure you find a spot to spot before turning
-Hold core to keep balance
-Step onto a straight leg
-dont turnout either leg
-step out to travel
-dont lean back
-hold no tension i neck
-spot all the way across the room
-point foot when leaving the floor
-make sure you step through the foot and not step heavy
-make sure that your arm are rounded
-shoulder blades are pressed down
-don't whip arm behind body when stepping out
-keep head at eye line level
-dont whip head around to quick throwing you off balance

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Step turning across the room moving arms in a windmill action.

What i need to remember...
-spot in you travelling direction
-step out not under yourself
-make sure your shoulders are down
-dont hold tension in neck or it will be hard to spot
-have a good preparation
-make sure arms are going in the right direction
-hold core for balance
-dont lean back when turning or you won't go in one direction
-hold the correct posture and don't stick ribs out or it will change your balance
-keep eyeliner straight and don't tilt head back
-keep legs straight
-hold turn out at all times
-make sure seat muscles are engaged

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Step bull change with low level bending the knees twisting the hips

What i need to remember...
- Keep arms straight
-Hands flexed
-no turnout
-Knees over toes
-twist from torso not shoulders
-seat muscles engaged
-dont bend posture forward
-keep back nice and straight
-head high
-keep to one level
-keep light footed
-dont bush feet on floor
-little steps
-inner thighs engaged
-keep no gap between thighs

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Bull change on demi pointe twisting hips across the room

What i need to remember...
- Keep thighs closed together
-stay on high demi pointe
-twist in torso
-dont drag feet
-hold arms straight
-dont twist or tilt shoulders
-hands flexed
-pull up in body don't sit in legs
-dont pick up foot in retiree
- don't scum feet along floor
-Make sure you are on the ball of your foot -dont sickle in heels
- don't stick seat muscles out
- head up
- don't turn out
-use inner thigh muscles to keep the correct technique
-small steps
- fingers together

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Elevated drag runs across the room

What i need to remember...
- land lightly using the whole foot to land
- Dont raise shoulders holding tension
- Make sure palms are facing the opposite way to travel.
-turn out legs
- point feet
-don't sickle feet
- Legs both straight when in the air
-Suspend in the air
- flick leap
- Straight back leg

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2 drag walks
2 drag walks with twisting torso
2 drag leaps
2 dray walks with twisted shoulders

What i need to remember...
- Twist shoulders using torso
-use waist to lift up
- point feet when elevating
- make sure knees are over toes
-Make sure palms are facing opposite direction
-Hold no tension in your neck
-Lean slightly forward
- Strong dynamics
-Jazz style
-Travel beyond the point of  a normal step.

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Drag walks across the room with arms in a low V shape, palms facing behind.

What i need to remember...
-Pointed feet when stepping through
-Step beyond the normal stepping distance
-Remember turnout
-Keep posture up right and don't lean forward
-Palm facing the opposite way your travelling
-no pointy fingers
-Strong dynamics
-Drag toe along the floor releasing it at the last minute.

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Exercise 3- Jazz Twist step with Jazz hands

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Exercise 3- Jazz Twist step with Jazz hands

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Jazz twist walks across the room with jazz hands coming up the body.

What i need to remember...
- Keep low and bend knees
- tilt pelvis
-No spikes fingers
-turnout in lower body
-Loose hips
- No tension in the neck
- Musicality
-Style
-Dont change the angle of the hips.
-Dig the balls of your feet not heels

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Bull change step kick...
x8 To the Front
x8 to the side
x4 to the front
x4 to the side
x2 to the front
x2 to the side

This exercise was done first in 45degrees then 90 degrees then as high as possible.

What i need to remember...
-keeping shoulders pushed down
- Don't holding tension in upper body
- Good posture
- Good turn out
-Dont contract when throwing leg in the air
- Don't stick seat muscles out
- Control leg on landing
- Force to throw the leg
-No sharp pointy fingers
- Pointed Feet
- Don't push chest out
-Hold head high and don't look down or in the mirror
- Light footed

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4 Runs on the spot
4 Jumps on the spot
4 runs on the spot
4 Jumps Rotating clockwise
4 runs on the spot
4 jumps rotating Anti clockwise
4 runs on the spot
4 tendu with arms reaching down to floor right then left
4 Runs on the spot
4 tendus with arms reaching to top corners
4 runs on the spot
4 tends with 2 arms reaching to the floor and 2 arms reaching to the top corner
4 Walks on stop clicking fingers then box step
Repeat this facing side, back, side in a clockwise direction
Repeat this with head tilting side to side
Arm combination
Repeat whole Exercise to the left

What i need to remember...
- Straight legs when jumping
- keeping shoulders pushed down when elevating
- Feet pointed
- Feet in Parallel
- Spotting each turn
- sharp head movements
- low, bent knees when clicking fingers
- Arms held strong
- Musicality
- Movement memory
- pointed feet when running
-Head held high
- Relaxed head and shoulders when tilting head clicking fingers
- Core held
-Seat muscles active
- Clear direction
-No use of turnout