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The idea behind this lab was the give the dancers their own creative task, one group was given a count of 8 that included small and intricate movement using mainly arms. the other group was given the task of a count of 8 using large expressive movement.

The intention was the bring both groups together performing their count of 8 to see if the two contrasting movement affected or impacted the observers by dancing in a clump mixed with both groups spread out.

I'd like to further this by looking into the second part of the first lab next one down.

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How does the collaboration and synchronization within ensemble contribute to the overall impact and artistic expression of a dance performance

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How does the collaboration and synchronization within ensemble contribute to the overall impact and artistic expression of a dance performance

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Ensemble - meaning a group of dancers coming together and dancing as one.

I was looking into the physical side to what togetherness meant collaborating and finding trust in the dancers. This gave the idea for labs to create a safe environment I'd need to be playful with trust exercises and games that would help develop a relationship with each other and would assist the process of creating contact work and unison group work.

a good example of a company that shows my interest is Matrafisc Dance 'Unexpected', I found that they can portray the essence of togetherness specifically within the tribal section.

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🗓27th October
⏰7pm
📸 @isabelleb706 
#dance #dancers #manchesterdancers #contemporary #watchusdance #salforduni"

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Feedback and ideas from peers about my line of enquiry. Students all took part by writing down our ideas on a large piece of paper then went round each idea giving our own interpretation, views and ideas on what we think could be included. This could mean choreographic choices, music, costume, lab ideas, intention and feeling, movement and words that relate.

This was really helpful as having another view and mind gave me more ideas of subjects I didn't think of before within my own research.

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Belonging, trust, risk, power that drives

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A development from the first lab was for both groups to teach each counts of 8. I then asked them to all perform the minimal movement all together and then the large movement all together.

This gave me certainty on how everyone performs in unison makes the group present more unified and changed the dynamics of the first challenge.

To further develop this I could look into movement through space and how that would affect the clump, what movement could I look into.

Can I play with spacing and levels does this help create another factor of all dancers becoming one.

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This lab started with the dancers moving around the space on their own individual journeys. Eventually I added each element slowly which included:

making eye contact

stopping and starting as a group

stopping and posing, feeling when everyone else stops

flocking

This task was set to slowly introduce the dancers to feeling comfortable with each other but to also become one by reading each other body language and understanding each individual dancer.

from feedback I need to slowly give more tasks as people didn't feel comfortable giving eye contact straight away, could possibly make a game out of it so it becomes more fun and can get everyone's full attention.

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Part 2 of this lab was to expand on eye contact games, I had everyone walk around the room making sure they smiled at everyone in the space. them told the group to begin the first few steps from the last session.

At the final step, I moved chairs to block and change the size of the space so the dancers could perform more closer together.

This gave me an understanding on potential motif ideas that I could soon develop and add to the first lab I did.

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This task was to help with partner and contact work. To make the dancers feel comfortable a gave the pair A and B, A would lead and B would follow. I'd then build up to using more and more body parts like:

hands

arms

legs

torso

Eventually finding comfort in exchanging touch. Then dancers would swap roles and repeat each section.

From feedback from the dancers they found it much easier develop to each body part and felt it gave them more of a connection.

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After the A and B task, I gave the dancer choreographic freedom to take whatever they liked and remember to create 2 counts of 8 changing roles and using different body parts.

the dancers found it easier to do the first task before going straight into creating as it gave them ideas instead of going straight into it as they don't feel comfortable with choreography.

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Company Chameleon reflection and Bibliography

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Company Chameleon reflection and Bibliography