Strengths and Weaknesses (Contemporary Technique) - 01/10/15

Strengths and Weaknesses:

In my Contemporary class today, we had our two teachers, Julia and Josie. In this lesson we focused on 'The Conference Dance'. The Conference dance is a Jazz/Urban routine. Because of this, I did not do much Contemporary at all, other then the dream routine. So in this blog post, I will only talk about two strengths and two weaknesses from todays Contemporary lesson.

Strengths:

My two main strengths are the same as Mondays lesson. This is because my Contemporary technique has not changed over the last couple of days. I will still talk about them in depth now, however most of the points I make will be the same as Mondays lesson.

• My first main strength I have achieved in Contemporary is my observational skill. I know this because during my routines, I will know where props are (for example, a chair), where the set may be and also where other people are compared to me. This is a strength as I can confidently do the routine without worrying about whether I will knock into someone or something. This means that over time my formation will be correct and my performance skills will improve and so will my confidence. To continue to have this as a strength I will continue to listen to the teachers and my peers so I know what and who is going to be where. 
• The second and final strength I have found over the past couple of Contemporary lessons is my spacing. This is because I am able to get to my place in time. Also, I am able to keep in my formation during traveling sequences and when changing to other formations. This is one of my strengths as I can now do my moves confidently without worrying about my spacing. To make sure my spacing is part of my strengths, I need to continue to stay in my correct place and focus on it.

Weaknesses:

Both of the weaknesses I will talk about have been mentioned in previous blog posts. However, I do not find this an issue as it takes more then a couple of lessons to see a big improvement. 

• My first weakness I started to notice again this lesson is my flexibility. This is because occasionally I found that some moves were more challenging as I needed to use flexibility. On my right leg, I do not find this an issue as I feel I am quite flexible in my right leg. However, my leg is significantly less flexible. Also, I find it difficult to straighten my left leg fully, which means some moves which need a straight leg, I find more difficult. To improve this, I will do stretches and more exercises which will improve my flexibility.
• The other weakness which I have found again is my placement of my arms. This is because I find that occasionally they are not in the right place, so sometimes they look awkward. I did not really notice this myself, however during my parents evening a couple of weeks ago, Julia told me that occasionally I look awkward because of it. Because of this comment, I have been trying hard to make my arm alignment correct. I will focus on this and practice in the mirror to improve this.