Day 236 - 2 for 1

Here are two excerpts from today.  A bit of phrase development and an improv.

Music = Crimes by A Perfect Circle and Ego Brain by System of a Down.

Day 230 - Monday on a Wednesday Improv and Teaching

It's Wednesday so I headed of to teach ISTD Primary.  For my teaching exam (hopefully at the end of this year) I need to know the exercises from each grade from Primary to Grade 5.  This is just for this level, after that I will need to know these plus Grade 6 and Intermediate.  This is not a straight forward thing for me as I did not do these grades growing up.  I figure that as there are 6 grades I need to learn, with 1 day at college a week, that leaves a grade a day for the rest of the week.  OK so this is a big undertaking but I'm hoping that by the end of this term I will mostly be able to recognize each exercise from the music and at least some of them without this prompt.

On my way to teach today I listened to the complete class about three times (doing the exercises in my head and with my feet on the bus!) and then did the class by myself once I'd got to the hall.  As I have been teaching this grade for 4 weeks now I feel pretty confided about the content of the syllabus, this is mostly through physically doing it as well as teaching. Therefore my plan to at least visit each grade once a week should hopefully be a successful one.

While in the studio I also did a small improvisation to ease my way back into choreographing.  My knee is still a weak so this is very calm and controlled.  Music = Monday by Ludovico Einaudi.

Day 227 - Break the Chain 3

So day three of this mini project is another improvisation. However as I did this after Ballet class yesterday it has a different style; both due to the style of movement I had being doing for the previous 90 minutes and the fact that I could travel more in the studio.  

I have another two days this week where I have access to a dance studio so I think there will be a lot of traveling in this piece buy the end of the week. 

I'm not sure of which direction the style of the piece will go though but I'd like to incorporate movement material from all three improvisations done so far;  I'll probably be watching them quite a few times over the next couple of days.

Music = Break the Chain by Oh Land.

Day 226 - Break the Chain 2

Day 2 of my mini project. A development of yesterdays improvisation and some new 

ideas.

 

Music = Break the Chain by Oh Land.

Day 225 - Break the Chain 1

 

Another weekly project started today in the hope that it will kick start me getting back on track with the 365.  Here is an improvisation to show the start of the process. Very rough around the edges but with some ideas to work on over the coming week.

Music = Break the Chain by Oh Land

Day 216 - Silent Improv

The title says it all.

Day 213 - Human

Just a short improv to another Daughter track after work.

Music = Human by Daughter.

Day 210 - Solsbury Hill

 

A little improvisation in the kitchen following a Toto party which led on to a bit of Perter Gabriel.

Music = Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel.

Day 202 - Contradanza

Just a little improvisation to Contradanza by Vanessa Mae.

Day 201 - Winter Improv

Eyes closed improvisation to The Original Four Seasons (Vivaldi) - Winter 2 Largo -  Vanessa Mae.

Day 190 - Fairytale

 

Just a little improvisation today.  Early start at work tomorrow and then Winter Solstice party in the evening. 

Music = Fairytale by Ludovico Einaudi

Day 179 - Back to it

Just a short improvisation tonight before going back to Ballet tomorrow after my fall.

Music = Stray Cat Strut by Stray Cats

Choreography 365: Day 142 - Improv to Ancora

Just a little improvisation tonight.

Music = Ancora by Ludovico Einaudi

Choreography 365: Day 136 - Everyday

Keeping on the improvisation theme from yesterday here is another one, but without me editing. I just danced and filmed and here it is.

Music = Everyday by Jamiroquai

Choreography 365: Day 135: Improv to Myrkur

Just a little improvisation today using some isolations and body ripples.

Music = Myrkyr by Sigur Ros

Choreography 365: Day 123 - Today

Here is the little improvisation I did to 'Today' by The Smashing Pumpkins in the lights at the theater the other day. 

Despite my declaration about not using the music for profit or gain You Tube has decided to mute the music so here it is directly.

Choreography 365: Day 81 - Lamp Light

Improvising in the garden under lamp light.

Choreography 365: Day 48 - Over the Bridge

Just a little jaunt above the M32 tonight :)

Choreography 365: Day 6 - Oasis Improv

I had a little bit of a hiccup yesterday so this is a little late but here is the dance for Day 6:

A little improvisation in the sun to my friend Genie's version of Wonderwall by Oasis.

 

 

Choreography 365: Day 2 - Rains of Castamere

Last night we experienced the horror of Game of Thrones S03E09.

This is my improvised response.

There are some moments where I disappear out of shot but I'll sort the camera angles out next time I'm working in the garden.

Feel free to comment but - NO SPOILERS PLEASE.

Music by Hawthorn - check out her video here