Unit 13 and 14 - A Doll's House Run Through: 08/02/23

 

 

An Analysis of my progress in the 'A Doll's House' dance

Strengths

One of the moments in this dance that I feel that I am successful at is my lift (1:40). This is a part of the dance which has always been completed without any accidents, this is also the first time I have ever had to perform a movement like this before; however despite this I feel that I have been incredibly successful in performing this movement as it was also something which I was able to perform correctly to a high standard after only a small number of attempts. 

Another thing I think is successful is my use of stamina throughout the performance. I feel that I am able to accurately perform the dance with a high level of energy throughout and I feel that this is something that I am able to replicate throughout all of our rehearsals of the dance. 

Improvements

One of the things I feel I need to work on is my timing of the movements during the large ensemble sections of the performance (3:50), I think there are quite a few moments in these sections where I fall behind and as a result do not perform the movements to the best of my ability due to a break in concentration as I am trying to catch to the rest of the ensemble. 

I also feel that something that I could improve upon throughout the performance in my use of posture (1:50). This is something that is naturally poor for me and due to the length of the piece and the number of movements involved, I often focus on remembering said movements which in turn causes my posture to often be an element of the piece to be neglected. This causes the piece to look less professional as a result and can also take away from the emotion that the music and the movements hold in general.