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So now I have my costume, except for stripy tights and poss and additional feather for my hat, music is chosen and mixed. I even finally got a juggler that responded to my email (stil to get pricing though).
But now I am struggling to choreograph the piece. All the stuff I seem to have come up with doesnt seem to move around a lot and doesnt feel very macabre. Grrr
But now I am struggling to choreograph the piece. All the stuff I seem to have come up with doesnt seem to move around a lot and doesnt feel very macabre. Grrr
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Sat, August 22, 2009 - 7:51 AMRather than trying to choreograph piece by piece, just get up and dance to your music and play with it, listen to it, consider what story it is trying to tell. Find the places that inspire you most, what moves from come it, and take note of those. Everything doesn't have to be choreographed to death. :) -
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Sat, August 22, 2009 - 10:30 AMNever a truer word was said. Was just making dinner and humming one of the songs and found a couple of moves
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Fri, October 9, 2009 - 8:15 PMYarp Tempest is right. When I like a song and know I wanna dance to I just....well do it. haha. Usually if I liked a move my body somehow integrates it into my memory and I'll keep dancing some of the same movements that I liked. Then, I only have to end up choreographing small bits in the middle instead of the whole thing. :-)
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Sun, August 23, 2009 - 11:22 AMd.i.t.t.o.
some of my best work has come out of just <feeling> the music, and what it is telling me. also, think Dark Thoughts when you move about: traipsing through ancient graveyards, being broken hearted, being scared by things you can't name.... or mimic Spooky Critters, like serpents and spiders and cats and bats. (ever seen a bat WALK? creepiest thing.) works for me when i gets tha Choreographer's Block. -
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Sun, August 23, 2009 - 11:57 AMThanks Mo. -
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Sun, August 23, 2009 - 11:58 AMPS : There's a pic of my costume pre makeup and accessories as I havent figured those out yet in my album in case that gives anyone any ideas
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Tue, September 8, 2009 - 12:34 AMI know the feeling. Just breathe...listen to your music over and over with your eyes closed. Dance what you see. I know it sounds cheezy but it works for me. -
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Wed, September 9, 2009 - 4:25 AMAnd best thing to do: Film yourself and look it back!
What may feel like it looks nice, might not really look nice. -
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Fri, September 18, 2009 - 6:45 PMHere's some inspiration, Zee Darling:
www.youtube.com/watch -
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Sat, September 19, 2009 - 3:10 AMThanks girlies -
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Sat, September 19, 2009 - 3:12 AMAnd LOL Madame Raine!
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Tue, September 22, 2009 - 6:35 AMLOL!
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Wed, September 23, 2009 - 9:23 AM(Disclaimer: this post is half serious). I knew a dancer who got stuck on coreography once. She got so frustrated, she wrote a bunch of movements and combos on index cards, tossed them in a hat and then pulled them out one by one. ...I suppose it could work? -
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Wed, September 23, 2009 - 10:58 AMKami Liddle does something like that. She writes down every move that she can think of that she can do on individual peices of paper, pulls two out at a time the sees if she can put them together.
Doing a lot better on my choreo now I need to subtitute a couple of moves that didnt work when I tried em and then I discovered a few gaps I need to fill but about 3/4 there now -
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Wed, September 23, 2009 - 11:18 AMSometimes, I am just in a state of "duh" on coreography. I sit there and nothing comes into my head. Other times, I feel the music and it comes to me. Having back ups for it, watching other dancers and asking for help is always a good way to get un-stuck.
Now then, when do we see the video of your choreographed performance? :P
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Fri, October 9, 2009 - 8:01 PMWe're there with you...I don't have too much of a hard time figuring out a dance on my own b/c i improv 1/2 of it, at least....but, that being said, I've also listened to the song so many times i know it by heart....MP3 plugged in constantly...kids complaining, "Not THAT song still!" hubby about ready to tear his hair out. However, my friend and I are dancing together for Halloween, and it's harder to actually choreograph...need to add in bits that both people can do, etc. Just listen, listen listen and dance...everywhere...lol. -
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Re: Struggling with my choreography - grrr
Sat, October 10, 2009 - 6:20 AMGleo : depends on my tempremental Flip camera lol. Hoepfully as soon as poss after the event if it works. Decon - me too I improv'd more than half my last solo but the songs I am using this time have a real storytelling feel to em so I wanted to make sure things fit with the narrtative. I do listen to in on my mp3 constanly luckily I have no kids or hubby to bug with the repetition. lol
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