17 September 2009

Tonight's rehearsal was a testament to having a cast of 11. I have been second-guessing myself for a while, thinking, "God, I hope I can use all of these dancers, and make them feel like they're necessary to this piece!!" I would hate to have any one of them think that they are just a number. I love the unique qualities of movement they all bring to the table!!

Anywho, tonight we played with another phrase moving across the floor. I explored with having them perform as a group (11), in pairs, and in solos. I loved, Loved, LOVED the cannon we played with, and have decided that this phrase, or some form of it, will be in the final piece I choreograph this semester!!

Switching gears from the across the floor phrase, we did some "improvisation." I tried to stress to

my dancers the fact that want them to be invested in the movement that they create movement that they enjoy doing

and feel invested in, because I'd hate for them to do something they hate executing and have me love it, and

have them end up dancing this phrase ove and over in the final piece.

Here are three clips of them dancing the audition phrase, but making the first half of the phrase low to the

ground and the second half of it jumpy, through space, and big!!