Assignment #7 Pasadena Dance Festival

What if you got to fly to California, spend an entire day dancing many different dance styles from professional experts, and then watch a high quality showcase of LA's dance companies? Well, lets pretend that is exactly what you are going to do!


This assignment is intended for you to select your own mock schedule for a day of dancing at the Pasadena Dance Festival in Pasadena, CA.

Remember, dancing from 9 am to 6 pm requires stamina and proper planning.

This assignment requires you to:

1) Click on the Pasadena Dance Festival link at the bottom of this page.
2) Click on Pasadena Dance Festival
3) Click on schedule and registration.
4) Plan your day of dance.
5) Post your schedule under comments.
6) Explain your decisions. Why yoga and not pilates? Why contemporary jazz and not tap? Why a lecture in between your salsa and hip hop? I want you to think about your choices. Don't just post the schedule, tell me why!

7) Have fun :)

Assignment #6 Review of live dance performance or movie

You may or may not have had a chance to view a live dance performance thus far. If you have not, you have the opportunity to review a movie with a dance theme throughout.

Ex. Tap, Fame, White Nights, Step up, Singin in the Rain, Footloose, Strictly Ballroom, Billy Elliot, Mad Hot Ballroom, Rize etc....


Use the survey of live dance performance link at the bottom of the page to review your movie.

OR

Use the survey of live dance performance link to review your live performance.

OR

Review a second dance genre and post comment here.

Assignment #5 Choreography Experience

This assignment will allow you to discuss the process of collaborating on choreography with a partner or group. There are advantages and disadvantages when it comes to group-work. Use this time to share your thoughts.

The next step in this assignment is to use "The Dancer's Vocabulary" within this blog to explain what types of elements you are trying to incorporate in your 1 minute piece.

If you had a costume, what would it look like?

If you could do it over, would you choose the same song?

Share more than two words please :)))

Assignment # 4 Dance Genre Favorite

Well gals, we have been dancing together for 10 weeks now, and we have 4 weeks to go. Time has really flown. I am curious which style of dance you have enjoyed the most so far.

This assignment is a piece of cake.

I want you to pick the dance style that you like best and do a little research about it.

In a comment to this post, please answer these 5 questions in a 250 word minimum essay.

1) What is the dance genre/style you are researching?
2) What type of movement characterizes this style?
3) How did it evolve?
4) Who is famous for dancing it?
5) What did you learn about this dance genre that you did not know before?

Please cite your resources.

Assignment # 3 "Locked up Laura" video

The internet allows for many opportunities to enjoy art. If you can't make it to a show, you can still watch plenty of dance online. Experiencing many different types of performances only heightens one's artistic perspective. For this reason, the internet can be a gold mine.


Assignment objectives:

1)Become a critical participant of an artistic performance.
2)Use a survey to explore qualities of dance.
3)Express personal opinion and preference of dance.
4)Demonstrate knowledge of "A Dancer's Vocabulary".


Assignment # 3 Requirements

You tube may be blocked on your school laptop. If so, try to view the "Locked up Laura" video link at the bottom of this page from a different computer. If that is not possible, please, go to dancemedia.com, or dancechanneltv.com to find your own video selections.

Use the "Survey of live dance performance" link at the bottom of the page to survey "Locked up Laura" and one video of your own choice.

Post your links in the comments response in this blog post.

Assignment #2 White Bird Dance Season photo observation.

As discussed in class, there are many reasons why you may or may not be drawn to a particular dance work photo enough to want to pay money for a ticket to watch! This assignment will help you look critically at still photos of dance, and draw conclusions based on the qualities of dance found in the photo.

Assignment Objectives:

1)Examine artistic still photos of dance.
2)Demonstrate knowledge of a dancer's vocabulary through critique.
3)Explain a visual reaction to dance as art.
4)Explore qualities of dance specific to the non-profit organization, White Bird Dance, and their mission.
5)Analyze the impact an artistic photo alone can have on an audience.


White Bird Dance brings an array of regional, national, and international dance companies to Portland. Their mission: "White Bird strongly believes in making dance exciting, educational, and accessible to everyone, young and old, of all social backgrounds, and will seek to realize these goals through contributed income and sponsorships, which will facilitate outreach to schools and keep ticket prices affordable."

~11 years, 118 dance companies and a total audience of over 250,000 - and all since Walter Jaffe and Paul King launched White Bird in July 1997 as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to bringing excellence in dance to Portland, Oregon.~~~
www.whitebird.org

ASSIGNMENT #2 REQUIREMENTS

Please select two photos from the White Bird Dance Season catalogue of performances given to you in class. Choose one that you would pay money to see. Choose one that you have no interest in seeing.

Include the name of the dance company featured so that I know which one you are selecting.

Please include your reaction to the details of the photos by using the words available on this site under: "A Dancer's Vocabulary". These words have been discussed at length in class. Feel free to look up the dictionary definitions of the vocabulary words for further assistance.

You must explain IN DETAIL why you have chosen your particular photos. Full credit will be awarded to those who have fully developed their observations. Have fun!

HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: PLEASE TITLE YOUR BLOG COMMENT WITH YOUR FIRST NAME AND ASSIGNMENT #.
Ex. Lynsey: Assignment #2

Assignment # 1 Martha Graham Reflection

"I think the reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living." -Martha Graham

Assignment Objectives:

1)Gain exposure to a famous American dancer and choreographer.
2)Examine an artist's perception of dance as an art-form.
3)Examine the art-form of dance from a personal perspective.

Martha Graham was perhaps one of the most famous and influential dancers and choreographers in American history. Her visionary view of movement created a legacy that will forever be impressed. Please read her own personal reflection of dance in "I Am A Dancer".

http://pedc-journal.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-am-dancer.html

ASSIGNMENT #1 REQUIREMENTS

In at least 500 words, please reflect on your own view of dance in your life. What does it symbolize? Why do you enjoy it? What does it offer you? Include one quote from the article that you can most relate to.

HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: PLEASE TITLE YOUR BLOG COMMENT WITH YOUR FIRST NAME AND ASSIGNMENT #.
Ex. Lynsey: Assignment #1