Dance Class 2
Dance Class 2
Assignment 1
Video used: Shiva Shambho:most watched bharatanatyam dance | Best of
indian classical dance
YouTube.com/watch?v=JWhA3ldZcyY
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Ask WHO? Does what? Where? When? How?
Parts of the body Axial, with some locomotive Place Duration Attack
Concepts Most of the space The movements Most movement
With Mostly isolated Most movement is being used is in are sometimes is smooth with
discription moments with happening in place. place with some long with the flow of
hands, arms, legs, With lots of traveling to new extended pauses hands and
head and feet. stretching and formations and a sustained in long
and sometime
Along with some popping of hands little synchronized brief with many periods of time
torso movements and feet, bends of circular steps in a row
and some are
for twist. legs, and twist of movements. sharp and sudden
torsos. with kicks of legs
and snaps of
head movement.
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Patterns Direction Tempo Weight
Focuses on the Movement happens The tempo falls
Weight is light
midline most diagonally and side between really and airy with
movements are the to side mostly fast paced and little heavy
limbs moving slow at the times movements
symetrically to Pathway they pause. bringing them
eachother Traveling happens in Towards the end to the low
a curved pathway their moments are level
quick and sharp
Body shapes Plane Accent Flow
Mostly symetrical Seem multiple
shapes along with Most movements on beat and Movement is
some asymmetrical happen sagittal or predictable mostly
and rounded/ vertical with some bound and
twisted shapes flow controlled
Body systems Focus Rhythmic Energy
I felt it focused Outward and pattern Movement is
on reflexes, direct. They Rhythmic pattern light and
breath, and almost keep eye stays on beat smooth with
balance during contact with the following the music some vigorous
different stages audiance in a predictable way sharp moves
Relationship Timing
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Inner self
relationship
Focuses on The dancers are The three of
thoughts and always near, in them move in
emotions, I front of or beside union for a
almost saw it as each other no majority if the
a story of a matter where their dance, along with
struggle for formation is. some canon
peace timing
Facing
Most movement
happen facing the
audience some
happen side to side