THE PAPER
Select 2 – 3 dances from the concert to analyze
Write about how two of the Elements of Dance were used in those selected dances
Include a clear and concise introduction that introduces your subject AND the lens of your analysis.
Include a clear conclusion that punctuates major points and closes your essay
This is a formal college essay!!! You will be graded on grammar, spelling, formatting, and writing voice. SEE RUBRIC.
Minimum 5 pages
Submit at PDF or DOC.X. (all other formats will result in a zero, NO exceptions)
IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND THE CONCERT, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS PAPER
The notes I took about each dance
First- all
Second- duo
Third- red stage/ mad, coats thrown off at end dramatically and fall to ground Fourth- Hawaiian one person, worship dance and song mainly on knees (has lyrics) didn’t really u defy and at first but at the end it sounded like Hawaiian music
Fifth- a story about hard work ms heartbreak about a mother struggling and upset about not being treated right but is still trying to make it through life and do the right thing, after the story the mood changes the stage turns red and the dancers seem angry the music is intense, the mother lets the grief get the best of her Sixth- (Bali group) Cronus was to be betrayed by his child so he ate the child when it was born his mother was determined to have Zeus and protect him so she, the stage has columns.
(Indian dancers) colorful costumes music is loud and energetic mixing cultural dances with music from todays time, the three main dancers are supposed to represent one pong from the trident, after each long does there dance they put a point on the trident Cronus steals the second piece from positron before the second child (positron) could put the point on. Cronus and his dancers are depicted to look scary, Zeus puts his piece on so posideon is the only one missing, posideon steals it back and put it on the trident. (Here’s, posideon, Zeus, Cronus main dancers)
seventh- three girls come out one main girl in the beginning (blue background chill vibey music) as music intensifies the dances get more intense and the stage color changes to orange, feels scandalous (lyrics are feel the music and that’s what it feels like the dancers are doing) clubbing vibes
Eighth- a solo, music is studdering that’s what it feels like the dancer is doing too, she is frustrated as the music goes on and gets smoother her dancing gets smoother and more free flowing as well
Ninth- all are on stage, blue grey and red outfits with gold shorts, the twinkling music and hands straight above there head with pointed toes reminds me of a star, running in circles makes me think of planets revolving around one another as the music intensified and they run past one another of think of planets colliding Tenth- all company members- a happy ending
“tongue tied” started playing, outfits were bright and colorful, dancing was fast and fun, the mood changes when the girls heart ages towards the man in her life
The playbill if you need it https://www.playbillder.com/show/vip/University_of_Arkansas_Department_of_Theatre/2024/Arkansas_Moves_175996/page/4
The elements of dance are Body (what we move), energy (how we move), space (where we move), and time (when we move).
You can add a bunch of fluff and go into long details just explaining the 2 elements of dance for each of the dances you choose.
