https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d Commercial/street en-us 2017-09-21 13:41:06 UTC 2026-02-12 00:40:57 UTC hello@padlet.com meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/189801571
Today was the first ever lesson of my Commercial/Street Class.  This is very new to our timetable and has only been introduced this year. 
My lecturer, Greg is very experienced in the Commercial/Street scene and I felt like I am going to learn  a lot from him. 

I felt really excited for this lesson as I thouroughly enjoy this style and feel comfortable in performing it.  
We started the lesson with a very basic warm-up containing the foundations of the Commercial/Street Dance technique. 

We learnt 2 sections of a routine, one in which focused on our use of musicality and the other which focused on a theme which we would be carrying on with as part of our Unit. 
My lecturer, Greg insured to go over the material for everyone as we were all at different levels of technique within this style. 

The first section of one routine was to the song 'You don't know me' - Jac Jones dre Skull Remix. This material contained a very dynamic range of sharp, soft, fluid movement which varied with the tempo of the song. 

The next material we learnt was a lot more contemporary influenced with the song 'Warm water banks'. 
As I felt quite comfortable in performing both styles it made me more confident and I found this to be one of my strengths in this class. 
I also feel like a strength in this lesson was my ability to pick up movement quickly. 

However, i found it quite difficult to dance with no shoes on when performing this style and also lacked in my use of interpretal skills. 


]]> 2017-09-21 15:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/189801571 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/198698115 Today's session gave me more of an indication on what type of commercial style we will be exploring in the lessons and what to prepare for and expect. 

We started of course with a warm-up however, this warm up included some of the basic foundations of the Urban Dance style and also the material that we later used. 

The warm-up included focusing on the torso, hips and shoulders and really losing up all aspects of our body in order to 'grove' and get 'funky' with this specific style. 

After the warm-up we recapped material from the previous lesson and performed the a few times to ensure everyone was on the same page and knew how to execute the movement properly. I took it upon myself to help other students when going through the material before moving on to more technical, advanced material. 

I really felt that in this part of lesson I had a sense of ownership and was very comfortable during the lesson. 
It's very weird but somehow when performing in this style I tend to perform the movement full out but with out using my full potential on facial expressions where as in other styles it tends to be the other way around. I definitely see this as a strength and weakness and hopefully I can work on this in future lessons. 

We then carried the lesson on by learning a new routine which was performed to the song 'Sweet Sweet' by Travis Scott which was very dynamically sharp, hard hitting and fast material and very coexisting with the music which was also very up beat and had a quick tempo. It is imperative that I hit the correct movements at the correct time in order for it to fit with the song. 

This material I felt very comfortable with as I used to train in this style for a number of years outside of college. 

A strength within this lesson for me was defiantly my ability to pick up the routine quickly however I still wasn't using my performance skills during this routine as it's defiantly something I need to look at when performing in the studio. 

A target for me is to learn the more contemporary material from the 'Warm Water Banks' piece, making sure I am aware of spacing in order to move forward in my next lesson. ]]> 2017-10-19 14:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/198698115 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/199049291 Bereavement in the family.]]> 2017-10-20 13:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/199049291 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/199056514 Bereavement in the family.]]> 2017-10-20 13:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/199056514 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/199056938 In today's session I knew I had a lot of catching up to do due to unfortunate circumstances. 

I felt a bit vulnerable in today's lesson as i had been off  for the last 2 sessions. 
I took it upon myself to learn the missed lessons through use of video sent by another student. 

We recapped on all 3 routines and continued to learn a new one to the song '17' - by MK.  
I found this routine really exciting and started to feel more comfortable in the lesson. 

The material had elements of Wakking in it, a form of the Commercial dance style and is very much a style in which I am confident in. As I was confident in this material it really led me into using my performance skills and my facial expressions which was a major strength for me as I found it hard to do this in the first two lessons. 

We then moved onto 'Warm Water Banks', a weakness for me as I did not know the spacing of the routine. My target is to know the spacing of the routine ready to move forward in my next lesson.  

]]> 2017-10-20 13:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/199056938 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/199057212 Bereavement in the family.]]> 2017-10-20 13:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/199057212 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/200784700 Assessment week!! 
The lesson started with a warm-up focusing on House and Groove technique pinpointing on our isolation within the movement. 

With each house step we were questioned on how we could develop it? I used this opportunity to think about my arms and head and then developed into my shoulders and hips making it more groovy and funky. 

We then moved on to learn a new phrased with the music '17' by MK. I thoroughly enjoyed this routine and although the movements were intricate I picked up the material quite quickly. 
This led us into the spacing  where I am place front left. 

This was followed by a performance of 'Warm Water Banks' a few times and then a recap of 'lollie pop' by Lil Wyne. 
I didn't know this routine very well so it is my target to know it by the time I come back from half term. 

We also finished the lesson by learning a new routine to the same song. I found this one a bit harder than previous routines. It had a lot more isolation within the movement and grooving which I feel is one of my weaknesses. 

]]> 2017-10-26 13:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/200784700 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/209410115 For this lesson my aim is to think about my use of ‘planes’. 


]]> 2017-11-22 11:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/209410115 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/209410263 2017-11-22 11:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/209410263 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/209410326 Today we learnt another new routine.
After we had learnt it we went into groups to develop it. 

In my group of four, We decided that we would develop the material by using contrasting dynamics, spacing, levels and also accumulating certain movements. 

I found this easy to do and consider it a strength of mine, however we ran out of time to develop anymore to it because we spent too much time going over it for our group to be confident. ]]> 2017-11-22 11:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/209410326 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/210849365 In today's lesson we started the Christmas piece. 

We learnt a new routine and then we developed it by changing the specials, dynamics and by using different levels. 

]]> 2017-11-28 12:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/210849365 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/214172348 In today's lesson were purely focused on the spacing of the piece for the Christmas show and nothing else.

]]> 2017-12-07 15:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/214172348 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/222027291 No Lesson. ]]> 2018-01-17 11:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/222027291 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/226025393 In today's session we started two new routines. 
Ginger -Sona 
Left Alone Flune TAKU Remix]]> 2018-01-30 11:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/226025393 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/226025455 Today's lesson focused on going through the previous learnt material. Detailing the clarity of the movement, we then went onto spacing. 
Clarity in my movement within this style is something I feel is a strength of mine. However I need think about the intension within the movement and show contrasting dynamics. ]]> 2018-01-30 11:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/226025455 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246013540 During the lesson we were assessed on a number of things and given back a feedback sheet. ]]> 2018-03-26 11:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246013540 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246013619 2018-03-26 11:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246013619 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246014918 Recap of - Flume - Left alone ]]> 2018-03-26 11:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246014918 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246016653 2018-03-26 11:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246016653 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246017214 2018-03-26 11:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246017214 meganwilliamson97 https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246019017 From the beginning of February till March 23rd we have focused on creating and developing a piece for the assessment show. The choreography contains different aspects of commercial style such as wakking, house, elements of contemporary and hip-hop. 

During these last few sessions I have focused on accuracy within my movements, I believe that i show contrasting dynamics throughout all my work and feel that projection and timing is a strength of mine. 

A weakness for me in these last few sessions is not performing my facials in the studio. Although i know i apply them on staged, i know it is not enough if i want to pursue any career in dance. 
 ]]> 2018-03-26 11:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/meganwilliamson97/llpme7cdrt8d/wish/246019017