Thursday, September 19, 2013
Thursday Class: Surf's Up!
Want to practice our jazz dance at home? Here is the video from "Teen Beach Movie" where our moves came from (we started around 44 seconds into the video):
Ahhhh... SURF'S UP!
Friday, February 1, 2013
Ballet Mime
Did you know dancers are storytellers as well as actors and actresses too?
Ballerinas and ballet dancers even have their own special hand gestures to tell stories - sort of like ballet sign language!
You may already know some common gestures:
- Both hands to the heart for "love"
- Hand cupped by ear for "hear"
- Bowing or curtseying to show loyalty
- Strong motions with fists to show anger
There are some others you might not be as familiar with:
- Tapping the forehead twice for "princess" and three times for "king" or "queen"
- Crossed hands with fists for "death"
- And "dance" is said by circling your arms overhead in 5th position
Here are some links for more ballet mime:
Learn the conversation between the Swan Queen and the prince from Swan Lake:
Ballerinas and ballet dancers even have their own special hand gestures to tell stories - sort of like ballet sign language!
You may already know some common gestures:
- Both hands to the heart for "love"
- Hand cupped by ear for "hear"
- Bowing or curtseying to show loyalty
- Strong motions with fists to show anger
There are some others you might not be as familiar with:
- Tapping the forehead twice for "princess" and three times for "king" or "queen"
- Crossed hands with fists for "death"
- And "dance" is said by circling your arms overhead in 5th position
Here are some links for more ballet mime:
Learn the conversation between the Swan Queen and the prince from Swan Lake:
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Sand Dancing!
REPOSTED - in case you missed it in class or last year, here is the sand-dancing video!
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For my Monday 7pm tap class - here is footage of "sand dancing" (it starts at around 1 minutes 55 seconds). You'll see Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, start sprinkling some sand down on the floor and then he dances!
See if you can spot flap flap shuffle hop steps and 7-count riffs :)
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For my Monday 7pm tap class - here is footage of "sand dancing" (it starts at around 1 minutes 55 seconds). You'll see Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, start sprinkling some sand down on the floor and then he dances!
See if you can spot flap flap shuffle hop steps and 7-count riffs :)
Nutcracker Tea Dance
Here is the music (and a variation) we are using in class this month - The Nutcracker Tea Dance:
Our version looks a little different - but check out their hands - they are using "tea" hands too!
Our version looks a little different - but check out their hands - they are using "tea" hands too!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Examples of Double Attitude Jumps
A few different variations of the double attitude jumps we've been working on - in some photos the dancers are focusing down or over instead of up - depends on the choreography.
Looking down:
Looking over, hands in 5th:
Looking forward:
Looking down:
Looking over, hands in 5th:
Looking up:
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Spooky Ballet: Giselle
Here is a scene from the ballet "Giselle".
In this scene from Act 2, the queen of the Willis (Myrtha) commands the Willis and they dance in the mist of the lake.
Click here for more pictures of Giselle, which were taken this year during rehearsals of the Pittsburgh Ballet.
In this scene from Act 2, the queen of the Willis (Myrtha) commands the Willis and they dance in the mist of the lake.
Click here for more pictures of Giselle, which were taken this year during rehearsals of the Pittsburgh Ballet.
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