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saturday night fever

Cunningham duets

break dancing-first attemped

this is my first attemped at breakdance. as you can clearly see from this video i still have a long way to go before i am a proffessional but i am well on my way. There are many things that i need to improve still e.g.keeping a strong posture throughout the section of dance.

strengths

• at 9-13 seconds i use alot of upper body strength to hold the balance at the end of the section of dance
• i have good concerntration thrpoughout the whole of the section of dance
• i hae good accuracy in my foot movement during the six step

weaknesses

• i need to bring my feet up more at the begining of the dance (1-2 seconds)
• i also need to keep my ballance during the section of dance that i perform (2-4 seconds)
• finally i need to keep my back stronger and straighter durig the section of dance eg the end (9-11 seconds)

areas im going to improve on
for my next performance im going to concerntrate on keepig my back straight and keep my balance during the dance piece so that it looks more proffessional. im also going to practice it untill i feel that it is perfect and then i will add on a new section.

exercise one: bounces in parallel 

weaknesses

• at 0:29 seconds i need to arch my shoulders a lot more and make my arms more curved round (through the whole of the first exercise)
• at 0:35 seconds i need to keep my arms in alignment and not let my elbows drop (through the whole of the first exercise)
• also at 0:35 seconds i need to relax my shoulders and not keep them tense (through the whole of the first exercise)
• at 0:50 seconds i need to keep my back straight and try to go lower when i bend my knees (through the whole of the first exercise)
• at 0:55 seconds i need to keep my head down so that i am facing the floor and not looking at the front of the room

strengths

• i remained focused throughout the whole of the first exercise
• i also remained i time with the rest of the class as i was doing the first exercise

exercise two: torso twists

weaknesses

• at 1:29 seconds i was out of time with the rest of the class in doing the first arm movement
• also at 1:29 seconds i need to make my arms straight out  in a line and not slouched
• at 1:30 seconds i need to make the diamond i my arms wider rather than it being small
• also at 1:30 seconds i need to curve my shoulders more as i lean over and look at the floor
• at 1:40 seconds i need to make my back straighter and not put the the arch i the centre of my spine
• at 1:55 seconds i need to make my arms come up higher rather than leaving them by my side
• at 1:58 seconds i need to relax my shoulders
• i need to stop moving my hips as much and try to keep them static

all of the above occur throughout the whole second exercise

strengths

• i remained focused throughout the whole of the second exercise
• i looked at the floor when i was supposed to
• i had strong arms throughout the exercise

exercise three: pliés

weaknesses

• at the start of the exercise i need to keep my legs together
• i need to keep my hips static throughout the whole of the third exercise
• when i plié i need to push my knee's out further and bend over or back a bit more

exercise four: foot exercises

weakness

• at 2:11 seconds i need to be prepared for the exercise and get in the first position
• at 2:20 i need to point my feet (i need to do this through out the whole of the fourth exercise)
• also at 2:20 i need to relax my shoulders
•  i need to keep my arms straight when i second and fith foot position
• at 3:31 i need to keep my hips static and not let them move

strengths

• in this exercise i had a strong posture
• also in this exercise i had strong arms

exercise five: leg exercises

weakness

• at 4:20 seconds i need to get my arms into the right position ready to start
• at 4:27 ineed to point my foot and this goes on throughout the rest of the exercise
• as i move my foot out to the side i need to keep it closer to the floor one example of this is at 4:57
• also as i move my leg to side i need to skim my foot along the floor through out the exercise

strengths

• i stayed focused through out the whole of the exercise

exercise six: torso wraps

weaknesses

• at 5:17 i need top turn more enthusiastically and and do something with my arms

strengths

• i stayed focused through out the exercise
• i kept a strong posture through out the exercise

exercise seven: circulation of arms

weaknesses

• at 5:48 seconds when dropping down to the floor i need to roll down my spine
• at 5:51 seconds i need to keep a straight back when im in the plank position
• at 6:03 seconds i need to put my arms closer to my ears
• i also need to take my time when rollig up from the floor and make sure thati roll up through my spine

strengths

• through out the whole exercise i stayed focused
• through out the exercise i also kept a strong posture

perfect contraction

the perfect contraction means you suck your stomach till it nearly reaches your spine and then you arch your back slightly. it was developed by Martha Graham and when you straighten your spine you have to do it one spinal vertebrae at a time. the contraction means a slow release from the stomach to the spine and up to the shoulders and the head