Responding to feedback

 Each group received a considerable amount of feedback from our teacher about our 10 minuets of choreography to help us improve. 


The feedback my group received was:

  • Making the transition smoother when we do our accumulation step, making it look more natural and not like you are waiting to join in

To improve on this we will make sure everyone is clear on counts in the music so they can focus on what count to join in on, not looking at the others.  We will keep rehearsing this section till everyone understands and we can make the transition seem less. 

  • Make more of our characters in the PTSD section, thinking about facial expressions and how we will show emotion in our body’s 

To improve on this I will make sure I complete every movement to the end, not cut it short and move onto the next. I will use my whole body to execute the movement even if I’m just moving my hand or arm. I will also try and project my facial expressions to the back of the audience by making more eye contact to the front and not making it an internal feeling.

  • Check timing for the unison sections and make sure cannon’s are clear

This will be improved by going over counts slowly and rehearsing with the music more frequently as a group. 

  • Could the ending become more dramatic? Instead of all of us ending in a kneeling position on the floor

To improve on this my group decided to have certain people fade out throughout the final section, leaving just two people at the end. We thought that this would give a more powerful ending as it shows that many people were lost in the war but we have to continue on if we want to win. The two people left dancing at the end show there emotions of fear as they have to continue on. 


Getting feedback from our teacher was very helpful as it gave us an outsiders perspective. They may pick up on things we as dancers would not have spotted for example, not being in time, messy formations and an unclear insensitive or narrative to the piece. When receiving the feedback we can then work on the areas that need improving to help the overall feeling of the piece. 

Comments

  1. Devanshi GanatraNovember 19, 2020 at 2:40 PM

    You have understood the feedback and made a clear plan to implement it. Were there any parallels between the areas of improvement that you were aware of and the comments that you received from your teacher? Were there, equally, any areas that you wanted to develop that she did not mention?

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  2. Erin TaylorNovember 20, 2020 at 1:22 AM

    Thank you for your comment devanshi! After looking back at videos of our piece there were definitely clear areas that needed developing. I agree with the feedback stated by my teacher. I also think we can improve on formations, making sure that they are clear and clean for example in our marching motif keeping straight lines throughout.

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  3. Lucy Athorns choreographyNovember 26, 2020 at 11:45 AM

    This blog is very clear and like Devanshi has said, you now have a clear idea into what you want to improve on with meticulous care. You mentioned that to improve on your unison sections, you will go over timing issues more frequently as a group. Do you normally go over things individually and then come back as a group and rehears it, or do you always go over things together?

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    1. Erin TaylorNovember 26, 2020 at 11:52 AM

      Thank you for your comment lucy. We always like to do a mixture of both this way we can practice things we find especially different over and over again by ourselves after having clarified it in a group. Rehearsing as a group is effective as we can ask each other questions and work together to come up with the best ideas. Rehearsing by ourselves is also effective as it allows us to focus on our specific needs and go at our own pace.

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  4. Storm IdeNovember 26, 2020 at 1:35 PM

    This is an incredibly detailed blog which shows the incredible attention you have given to correcting your feedback or responding to your feedback. Creating an extra blog post to focus mainly on your feedback is an incredibly interesting idea which shows how much thought you are putting into your final piece. Was there any intrinsic feedback that you gave yourself that contributes to the overall performance of the piece? Do you think that your intrinsic feedback is received and put to use by your whole group, if it affects them also?

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    1. Erin TaylorNovember 27, 2020 at 2:03 AM

      Thank you for your comment storm! Some intrinsic feedback that I have given myself is to make sure I perform thought the piece. This is important as this will effect the way the audience perceives the storyline. It is also important for the rest of my group to implement this feedback as the piece will become easier to watch and easier to follow for the audience.

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