Drumline

On Sunday, i went to see a production of Drumline, at Popyjoy. Drumline is the best marchin band people from all over,  put on one stage. It blew me away. But that is not what i'm here to talk about. I'm here to talk about the dancers. There were five dancers, and all girls.They did all kinds of dances, mostly modern. But they also did different decades, and the woman dances like they were from that decade.  To name some they did, jitterbug, modern, and waltz. It was really fascinating to see their foot works, how they dressed, facial expressions, and much more. I will be holding on to the tickets and the postcard for Drumline because  the next tangent I’m going to be moving into soon is the history of dance, so I will need to be thinking about the Drumline’s dancers costumes, and their dances.

Going to See Vladimir

Last Monday, i went to see Vladimir. I saw him teach a two hour ballet and a rehearsal to a dance he was creating, which i will see sometime in march. It was AMASING!!!!!!!!!! He is such a good teacher. His philosophy is, since their college students, bad habits are like ingrained since they started dancing. So Vladimir tells them their correction, and makes them do it until they get it right. He corrects them every time the do it wrong. He thinks of it as planting a seed in their brain, when he tells them what they need to correct. Then each time he tells them their doing it wrong he is watering the seed, until it blossom or the bad habit goes away.
    He is so creative!! For the rehearsal he did this really modern crazy dance. The moves were really different. But in he end when they did it wit music. It looked good.

Enrico Ceccheti

           Enrico Ceccheti was born in rome. He was an Italian ballet dancer, mime, and founder of the Ceccheti method. He was born in a costume room of Tearto Tordinona in rome. Also, he was born into a family of dancers. Both of his parents were dancers. After a while of danceing, he went to dance for the Imperial Ballet. Later in life, he further tweaked his dancing in Russia. He was complimented for his agility, strength, and his ability to dance. Soon, he turned to teaching. Some of his students include other notable dancers of the Imperial Ballet. He taugt mostly modern.

Anna Pavlova

She was widely known for her performances. She was said to be the finest ballerina in history, and was the best at Imperial Russian Ballet. Also, she was the first ballerina to tour the world with her own company.
       Anna's love for ballet started when her mother took her to a performance of The Sleeping Beauty. The wondrous performance imprinted Anna. After seeing that, Anna, eight years old, had her mom take her to auditioned for Imperial Ballet School, which she didn't get in because she was eight. But at ten, Anna auditioned again, and with success. This is when Anna appeared on stage for the first time, in the production of Un conte do fees(a fairy tale).
                Anna's training was difficult, because classical ballet didn't come easily to her. She had severely arched feet, thin ankles, and long limbs. All of those kept clashing when she tried to dance. Since she was so bad, the other kids nicknamed her "The Broom" or " La petite sauvage." Although she was horrible, Anna trained to improve her dancing. Also, she took extra classes from teachers too. Soon enough she had it down, and she was moved up into Prima ballerina, which means almost ballerina.

Fitting Pointe Shoes

When you get your first Pointe shoes, you should really try to get your teacher to come with you because they know much more about Pointe shoes them you do at the begining. Make sure that in Pointe shoes you can go to demi- pointe. Also, the Pointe shoe should be three sized smaller from normal shoe size, and one width wider.

How a Pointe Shoe is Made

The block that your toes stand on is made from layers and layers of fabric then dipped in glue. The glue hardens. The fabric cushions and supports your toes. I thought it was a wooden block that was wrapped with one layer of fabric. The heel of the Pointe shoe is made the same, except thinner. Then the block and heel i covered by leather, and there is your Pointe she These are some of my questions about Pointe shoes:

If we change the block in the Pointe shoe, What effects would it have on the dancer, feet, and the movements? If you put more fabric in the heel/ sole, what would it effect, when dancer is dancing?

UNM Dancers

I have got two UNM dancers, who are willing to let me shadow them. One is names Vladimir Conde Reche, and he teachers modern, ballet, and choreographs some dances that are shown at Popyjoy. He agreed to let me shadow him, and he is amazing at dancing!!! The  other is named Stacia Smith, and she makes all the costumes for the performance at Popyjoy. I can't shadow her until next  ssemester, but i'm still excited. Vladimir on left, and Stacia on right