Strengths and Weaknesses (Contemporary Technique) - 28/09/15

Strengths and Weaknesses in Contemporary:

In todays Contemporary lesson, we had both Julia and Josie. In this this lesson we were working on the new piece which we started choreographing with Josie last lesson. This piece is mainly Jazz based, but some elements of it could be classed as Contemporary. Because of this I do not have many strengths and weaknesses for this lesson, however I will talk about a couple of them. Some of them also may be the same as the previous Contemporary posts as most of my Contemporary technique strengths and weaknesses have not changed. In this blog post, I will talk about a few of my strengths and weaknesses I have noticed during my Contemporary/Jazz lessons. 

Strengths:

• The first strength I have continued to notice each Contemporary lesson is my spacing. This is because I am able to get to my place in time throughout all my Contemporary pieces. Also, I am able to keep in my specific place while doing things such as travelling sequences . This is a strength as I can confidently do the movements without worrying about where I am. To continue to have this as a strength, I will focus on it and continue to stay in my correct place.
• A new strength I have noticed in todays lesson is my observation skills. This is because I know where other people are in relation to me. This means I will not hit them or run into other people. Also, I know where the centre of the stage would be. This is good as I then can keep my formations easily. As well as both of these, I know some other peoples counts or movement so if they need help, I can assist.  To continue to keep this as one of my strengths, I will continue to listen to what my teachers tell me and keep up to date with where not only myself, but others are during routines.

Weaknesses:

• The first and only main weakness I noticed in todays lesson was my placement. This is because sometimes my arms were not be where they needed to be (For example, in a straight line). Also, I noticed that sometimes my knees may not be over my toes when doing things such as pliés. To improve this, I will continuously focus on it. I will do this by practicing in front of a mirror to see where I am going wrong and where I should be in relation to where I currently am.