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April 2019.

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When we started this warm up at the beginning of the year I was messy and struggled to hold my technique. However now I feel I have gotten stronger and feel this warm up and the technique and strength involved is one of my strengths.
May 2019

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This year we have focused on different types of turns and turns that are known as a trick I.e. double pirouette into a single fouetté turn. I feel that from the beginning of the year I have improved on these, despite still needing a lot of work, I feel I have the right knowledge and basic technique to continue to get better at this.
March 2019.

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Since last year I feel I have improved on my pirouettes. Despite not being perfect, they have improved from a year ago and I will continue to work on them.
March 2019.

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Within ballet this year when learning to beat I have struggled in understanding how to do this step and it has shown through this assessment exercise. I feel my lack of understanding of the technique has shown me that beat steps are one of my weaknesses.
May 2019.

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Ballet port de bra arms.
February 2019.

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This time lapse shows me stretching in order to achieve flatter splits and leg flexibility. I try do to this stretch sequence plus extras at least once a day outside of class to ensure I am pushing my flexibility to its maximum.
April 2019.

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I feel that my height within grande allegro is one of my strengths. After focusing on my leg strength and how to get the elevation as well as the correct landing within grande allegro this year has helped me to develop this into a strength.
March 2019.

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Plié exercise.
February 2019.

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Jazz port de bra arms.
February 2019.

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Matt Mattox arm line exercise.
February 2019.

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Mr Needhams isolation exercise.
March 2019.

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Mr Needhams frappe exercise.
February, 2019.

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Ballet pirouette position.
March 2019.

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Snippet of contemporary assessment routine.
April 2019.

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A commercial routine showing different dynamics throughout.
October 2018.

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Jazz pirouette position.
March 2019.

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Matt Mattox jazz exercise showing lines with epaulement.
March 2019.

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Contemporary table turn.
April 2019.

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Jazz forth.
February, 2019.

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A weakness of mine is my pick up skills and retention. As you can see in this video I hesitate a few times and almost miss the counts. I need to work on faster pick up and being able to retain and perform that information to allow me to improve and focus on other performance skills.
April 2019.

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Another of my weaknesses is remembering to use my facial expressions while performing. Within this clip I perform to the camera before I start the movement and then it slips into a concentration face. I need to work I’m using my facial expressions to add to the performance.
January 2019.

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Ballet forth position.
February 2019.

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Tondu exercise on the barre.
March 2019.

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Tondu/plié exercise in the centre.
March 2019.

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Small jumps in ballet have been a weakness of mine. I have focused too much on the height of grande allegro instead of focusing on building my technique in small jumps in order to make my big jumps better.
May 2019.

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Additionally, inward turns are one of my weaknesses. The video below shows a travelling exercise in ballet which includes no inward turns. Despite me getting the double turn in, I am not executing it with the right technique. I need to work on this to allow myself to get the highest marks possible in all the assessment criteria.
April 2019.

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I feel my kicks have become weaker this year as we don’t focus on them as much in lessons. I need to work on them in my own time as well as continuing working on my flexibility to help improve my leg height.
March 2019.

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This video shows me using performance skills such as using my eye line and interacting with the camera throughout the piece to keep it engaging.
November 2019.

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Ballet adage.
April 2019.

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Contemporary piece.
April 2019.

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Mr Needhams jazz routine.
March 2019.

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Facial expressions.

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Lateral/ flatback section from contemporary warm up.
April 2019.

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Lateral/ lateral T exercise developed from warm up.
April 2019.

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Mr Needhams kick exercise from warm up.
March 2019.

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Mr Needhams kick exercise in the centre.
March 2019.

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Elly Ford (2017) Ballet 101: The art of pirouettes. Journal [Online]  Available from: https://www.energetiksblog.com.au/blog/2017/6/7/dance-advice-the-art-of-pirouettes [Accessed: 18/03/19]

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Ah yes, the humble pirouette. The one dance move that is universally known by all, and imitated (with varying degrees of success) by 90% of people whenever you happen to mention you're a dancer. So it's little wonder that for most of us, pirouettes are a pretty big deal , right?

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Commercial routine.
March 2019.