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"the lineage of jazz dance grounded in West African dance aesthetics and U.S."(Clemente, 2015)

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"The following profiles of Pepsi Bethel, Jack Cole, Katherine Dunham, Bob Fosse, Gus Giordano, Frank Hatchett, Luigi, Matt Mattox, Donald McKayle, and Lynn Simonson represent a sample of artists who, from the 1930s into the 1990s, took jazz dance in new directions and imbued the form with vigor and perspective."( Guarino, L. & Oliver, W. 2014)

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"In recent years, Cunningham has received a great deal of attention&#8212;much of it in the mainstream media&#8212;for having facilitated a marriage between dance and digital technology. Since the early 1990s, he&#8217;s been the only dancemaker of international renown to routinely utilize computer technology"(Copeland, 2004)

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DeFrantz, T. (2004). Dancing revelations. New York: Oxford University Press.

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" He was known for his distinct style with the use of rounding his shoulder, the use of his pelvis, and isolation of his arm and hand. With this he gave a new dimension to jazz. He won 8 Tony Awards for choreography. He was nominated for an Academy Award as director of the film 'Chicago'. he choreographed 'Chicago', 'Damn Yankees', 'Kiss Me Kate', 'Pippin', and 'Cabaret'. He was inspired by the burlesque, vaudeville style, and incorporated props such as the cane, chair, and hats in his dance routines." (Anon, n.d.)

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Anon, (n.d.). 3 Fun Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance (That You Probably Don't Know). [online] Available at: http://www.dance-teacher.com/facts-about-mother-modern-dance-2495660502.html.

Anon, (n.d.). History Lesson Plan: Jack Cole. [online] Available at: http://www.dance-teacher.com/history-lesson-plan-jack-cole-2392429308.html.

Anon, (n.d.). Image: What should you wear to a ballet class? - Quora. [online] Available at: https://goo.gl/images/RF37xE.

Anon, (n.d.). Pinterest. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/173388654387349396/visual-search/?x=16&y=16&w=530&h=528

Anon, (n.d.). Image: Dancer's Resources - Ballet Positions Arms. [online] Available at: https://goo.gl/images/IGNfta.

Anon, (n.d.). Dance. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/331507222565595479/.

Anon, (n.d.). Dance. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/816558976161966975/.

Anon, (n.d.). dancing. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/314266880241285461/.

Anon, (n.d.). Draws. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/778208010583657411/.

Anon, (n.d.). Teaching Dance: Ballet. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/190558627967338662/.

Anon, (n.d.). Image: Uniform Standards – Dance Direct Blog. News, Reviews & Advice .... [online] Available at: https://goo.gl/images/XVB7n4.

Anon, (n.d.). Image: Bloch S0470L Women's Jazz Shoes - BLOCH® Shop UK. [online] Available at: https://goo.gl/images/FRFBEa.

Anon, (n.d.). 15 Most Famous Jazz Dancers That Made it to the Zenith. [online] Available at: https://dancepoise.com/most-famous-jazz-dancers-ever.

Anon, (n.d.). 15 Most Famous Jazz Dancers That Made it to the Zenith. [online] Available at: https://dancepoise.com/most-famous-jazz-dancers-ever.

Copeland, R. (2004). Merce Cunningham. New York: Routledge.

Guarino, L. & Oliver, W. 2014, Jazz Dance : A History of the Roots and Branches, University Press of Florida, Florida

DeFrantz, T. (2004). Dancing revelations. New York: Oxford University Press.

Clemente, K. (2015). Jazz Dance: A History of the Roots and Branches. Journal of Dance Education, 15(4), pp.165-166.

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1. "Martha Graham -Graham had strong feelings about marking during rehearsals. Helen McGehee, a dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company from 1944 to 1972, recalled her mentor's stance on marking: "Don't! if you must, then mark the physical movement but keep intensely the dramatic meaning. Never mark that. And keep the true timing and musicality of the role. Always be involved with what you are intending."(Anon, n.d.)

2. "Jack Cole - 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." (Anon, n.d.)

3. "Jazz dance has its roots in African tribal folk dance. However, choreographers like Jack Cole, Jerome Robbins, and many others amalgamated this dance form with bharat natyam and ballet, and revolutionized the dance form." (Anon, n.d.)

4. These popular jazz steps include "~Ball Change
~Cat Walk
~Catch Step
~Chasses
~Fall over the log
~Hip Walk
~Jazz Drag
~Jazz Run
~Jazz Walk
~Moon Walk
~Pivot Step
~Step
~Touch
~Twist"

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This is the petit allegro exercise. In this exercise I need to work on turning out and pointing my feet. Ia also need to work on my focus and know where to look in each positions. Also I need to be more accurate with my arm positions.

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In this exercise my first position in the turn is not high enough and not a clear first position, so need to focus on getting my arms in first position correctly when doing turns

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This is the exercise with the arm positions 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10. I need to be more accurate in my arm positions.

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During this exercise I am not pointing my feet during the assemble and I am not making my arm positions clear. I need to work on perfecting my arm positions and also point my feet when jumping

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Port de bras 1-10 in all different orders, on a spring ball change and combinations including spring steps and triple runs , from the each downstage corner L,R in groups of 3

Port de bras on a spring ball change and 360 pas de bourre from downstage left and right

Travelling from left downstage to right upstage then repeat on right downstage to left upstage:

Combination 1)

Port de bras 3,5,3,6 - 3 spring ball change 5&6 360 pas de bourre

* spotting the corner on 5&6 with a sharp and obvious, clean head

* Use of travel

Combination 2)

6,8,10,8 - every 8 on a turning pas de bourre

- use of plié in every spring ball change and pas de bourre

Combination 3)

6,8 drop cross to 4th double pirouette 2 poses and off balance right retiree first fourth

Off balance retiree same arm as working leg

Combination 4)

Circular spring (use of torso twisting) look r,l,r chasse turn step pas de bourre with contraction arms 5th 3rd with use of high release (head upwards)

/ Jump combination on right then repeat left

Petite jeté

Jazz brava

4x

Pressing the Achilles

Coupe ballonné soute

Drop cross to 4th pas de bourre

Chasse to Second coupe second arabesque beat with left leg front back with arms in 3rd

Ensuring and identifying all parallel arm lines

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Anon, (n.d.). Image: Bloch S0470L Women's Jazz Shoes - BLOCH® Shop UK. [online] Available at: https://goo.gl/images/FRFBEa.

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This our contemporary lateral exercise.
In this exercise I need to work on my control and also my extension. I also need to work on reaching further into the space and making my movement bigger

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This is a kick exercise. this exercise has Sout De Basque, a parallel pose, a pirouette and a

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This is a travelling exercise that has the arms positions 1,2,3 and 4 in it. There is also a pirouette and an accented spring

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Anon, (n.d.). Pinterest. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/173388654387349396/visual-search/?x=16&y=16&w=530&h=528.

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Anon, (n.d.). Draws. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/778208010583657411/.

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Anon, (n.d.). dancing. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/314266880241285461/.

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Anon, (n.d.). Teaching Dance: Ballet. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/190558627967338662/.

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Anon, (n.d.). Dance. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/816558976161966975/.

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Anon, (n.d.). Dance. [online] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/331507222565595479/.

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Anon, (n.d.). Image: Dancer's Resources - Ballet Positions Arms. [online] Available at: https://goo.gl/images/IGNfta.

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Anon, (n.d.). Image: Uniform Standards – Dance Direct Blog. News, Reviews & Advice .... [online] Available at: https://goo.gl/images/XVB7n4.

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Anon, (n.d.). Image: What should you wear to a ballet class? - Quora. [online] Available at: https://goo.gl/images/RF37xE.

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Was famous for incorporating African American and Afro Caribbean Dance merged with ballet technique and modern dance. The Kathrine Dunham technique involves isolations of seperate parts of the body

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Was a pupil of Jack Cole. He was known for his sharp angles and intricate movement.

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Combined Native and ethnic dances and developed his own technique and choreography style

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Jack Cole merged modern dance, tap, ethnic dances and technical jazz. I think with Jack Cole I can look at his work and learn from his theatricalness and style. I can add that to my performance so that my performance and style improves

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Alignment - I need to do more core excursuses as I tend to arch my back during exercises
Extension - I need to work on my extension and my flexibility and so I need to stretch more
Perfomance and Style - I need to use my face to perform more and tell a story while moving

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Musicality and Dynamics - I need to work on my dynamics and work on the light and shade in my movement. Also I need to keep up with fast movement.
Extension - I need to work on my flexibility so that my extensions are better.
Arm Line - I need to focus on getting the arm lines accurate and straightening my arms.
Isolations - I need to focus more when isolating so that I am isolating the correct part of my body
Performance and Style - i need to use more style when doing the exercises and I also need to also stop thinking of them as excursuses and add style and performance to my movement.

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All the new things I've learnt over 6 weeks

Week 1
The introduction of Horton Technique. We also learnt about how to push your body past its limits and to not let technique keep you rigid

Week 2
We learnt The flat back excercise, we also learnt the feet positions such as parallel, first, second, third and fourth positions both turned out and parallel

Week 3
We learnt the Lateral stretch excercise

Week 4
We then learnt the arm positions 1st, 2nd, high parallel, open, closed and crossed Egyptian.

Week 5
We learnt deep lunge and side lunge excercise. we also learn the primitive squats excercise

Week 6
We learnt a triangle exercise and we also learnt a kick and standing leg exercise.

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Alignment - I tend to arch my lower back when doing exercises such as Tendu's and Rond De Jambe, so I need to engage my core at all times and not over arch during excursuses
Performance - I need to work on my artistry and add some of it to my exercises . I also need to use my face when performing so that I am telling a story while dancing.
Musicality - I tend to rush during excursuses sometimes and so I need to take my time and fill the music with my movement especially during the Rond De Jambe exercises.
I also need to improve on me Assemble's. I need to practise pointing my feet when they do leave the floor and also remember to have good co ordination with my arms

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All The new things I have lear over 6 weeks
Week 1

Spring ball change

1st jazz arms in jazz 2nd

2nd contract rib cage and arms in open fifth

3rd arms up then to jazz 2nd

4th hands in square shape- one to hip and one to chest and on the last one it opens to karate position.

Week 2

Worked on pirouettes

Rib in 4 excersises

Tendu exercise en croix

Jazz port de bras

Build up of arm lines-first second third and fourth

Inderstanding direction of travel

Spring ball change  changes – corner to left

High level pirouettes

Abs in warm up strengthening from inside out

Week 3

Developed tendu snd brought contaction in

Reviewed spring ball changes

Springs accented

Springs (stacarto) and circular spring ( Sticky and long)

Put new material into technical amalgamations

Week 4

Spring ball changes did 5,6,7,8

Another look at contraction in tendu

Retire in pirouettes needs to be just above knee

Recap on 1st position in piroutettes

Put a pirouette into spring ball change copmbination

Week5

Did spring ball changes 9&10

Worked on pirouettes

Put pirouettes into a combination

Week6

Worked on spring ball changes

Pirouettes and posees

Jumps – sout de basque and picked up spring

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All the New things that I learnt over 6 weeks

Week 1
we learnt about body alignment such as:
Engaged stomach
Relaxed Shoulders
Long neck
Pulling up

Week 2
I learnt how to pull up so that I am not sitting on my hips and I focused on it more.

Week 3
We worked on keeping our hips square in excursuses especially Rond de Jambe

Week 4
We Focused on Keeping our Knee's straight during excursuses
We focuses on Going through the floor with our feet during Tendu's, kicks and Ron de Jons

Week 5
We learnt how to do Frappe's and we also leant how to beat. We also went learn about Pas De Chat and assemble

Week 6
we then put Frappe's and beats together. We also learnt about Attitude
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