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Student number : 1702858

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Another one of my weaknesses in jazz. All i need is the height and make sure one leg follows after the other. This is my current side leap and still a working progress.

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Still needs improvement but i feel this is my strong point. I can use stylistic interpretation and use the musicality in my own way through dynamics.

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My turns and balance on the right side are my strongest. The only thing letting me down is the left side. I need to spot my head more and try not to whip myself round, instead i should just rely on the releve not the force in which i put behind the turn.

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I feel this is one of my strengths but still room for improvement, especially with my balance after turning. Once i engage my core more i will feel confident.

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Video 2

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( Sickling in Ballet: What, Why and How to Avoid it - Ballet Hub )

URL - https://ballethub.com/sickling-ballet-what-why-how-to-avoid-it/

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(2015, Blog Posts, Ballet with Chiara)

URL - http://balletwithchiara.weebly.com/blog/previous/10

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The improvement is that now i am ensuring the heel is pushed forward rather than sickling the foot like in image A, this was a habit of mine. Now with the correct technique and feedback the placement of the foot is now coorect.

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Looking back on my mistakes on this exercise i started to work a lot on the pointing of the foot. I stretch my feet whenever i can so that the arch of my foot and the muscle gets used to the position it should be in. I get cramp regularly from holding the point but this is because my foot isn't used to it, Hopefully if i keep practicing and stretching the foot it will become natural.  Exercises i do are shown in video 5.

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Video 3

This exercise needs good placement and lots of performance, my arm placement still isn't were it should be but i am still trying to get my head around the placement of the feet first.

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In my assessment i wasn't very confident performing this movement. Watching the assessment back i noticed my feet were not fully pointed to the extent they could of been and the placement of the positions were wrong as well. The foot was not attached to the ankle but was placed higher up the leg and the leg was not turned out

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Dynamics are what i have slowly started to add to the movement of a flat back. Rather than going through to motion i continue to add slow and controlled dynamics to the movement to make it more interesting to dance and watch.

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Strengths:

Bar work

Musicality

Tension skills

Use of footwork

Bar work was my strongest throughout the whole of the ballet assessment, I felt I knew the exercises well and used the correct form and muscles while at the bar.

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Strengths:

Performance

Musicality

Stylistic Interpretation

Co - ordination

These strengths are consistent through all of the technical styles. However in ballet my performance needs to be more improved but thats just done to my confidence in the style itself.

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( February )

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(November)

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This exercise has been the most effective for me. Its gave me the strength to hold a releve longer than i could to begin with. I would stumble and bend my knee so i would maintain balance. Like in picture 3. But with my intense training and practice i can now hold the releve long enough to perform two or three turns.

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I started to become more aware of how my shoulders were positioned, i look in the mirror while doing every exercise and routine and try to be more upright rather than hunching forward. Its helping my body mould into the way the style should look. Having a good posture makes the style of Jazz more presentable when i'm dancing. Even though its harder for me ill keep pushing till its developed.

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Posture is upright and no support from the hands. Still not completely flat to floor, but still pushing as much as i can. Inside of the classroom and at home as well.

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Just a month into training and almost got my back up straight with little support from the hands.

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To further develop the leg swing exercise I focused on lots of core exercises and practiced parallel leg swings, these are what I struggled with the most. I still need to ensure my posture is straight and my legs are lengthened all the way through the sequence.

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My posture was a downfall in each exercise but mainly the jazz routine in the assessment. I hunched over alot instead of pulling up and placing my shoulders back.

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This was one of my weaknesses in the assessment, my balance and transference of weight was off. I didn’t have the strength to hold my core and posture correctly. Example in Video 2

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March 2018

This is my current flat back, the core is engaged at all times, arms and fingers are full extended and the head is correctly aligned with the spine.

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My biggest down fall at the start of the year was my flexibility. I could never get my leg past 90 degrees but with constant stretching at the gym and pushing to get into my splits, I have now been able to get my leg to a 90 degree point. Even in class I’m constantly pushing to get it higher. Example (video 1)

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This style is one my favourites and in my lessons I feel most confident.

Strengths:

Strong Execution

Alignment

Performance - ( facial expressions)

Isolations

Musicality

These strengths are what showed the most in my first jazz assignment. I plan to further improve this for my next assessment in summer.

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I learnt that in contemporary you need a lot of strength in the back as well as the core. With a string upper body you are more capable to perform the correct form of a flat back and laterals also. The technical side of contemporary ( Horton Technique ) i found difficult. It involves constant stretch and pull through the arms and the hands. As seen in picture 1.

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I have learnt what is the correct fourth position preparation before a pirouette is taken place. The weight is evenly balanced in the middle, so when you lift up into the turn your able to turn effectively.

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Video 1