Today we ran through act one of 'The Cinderella Panto'. The more energy I put into it, the less able I am to focus, sufficiently on the task set. It is possible to over-rehearse, which makes the actor appear less naturalistic. However in panto, everything is suppose to be over exaggerated. So that I can focus fully on the main characters it's better that I tone it right down and just go back to the way I acted in the beginning for now, because I've lost some of my initial ideas, which could be very helpful. As learnt in college, usually your first ideas are your best ones, as the others have been far too over thought.
We began learning the dance to 'Let Me Entertain You' by Robbie Williams. I went wrong quite a bit, as I always do when first learning a dance. I am still slow to pick up choreography (the composition of dance steps and sequences for stage dancing) and I need to stop getting confused with my lefts and rights. A method of improving this is to find something in the room and call it 'Right' and also it might be beneficial to begin making up my own choreography to songs, so that I get quicker at picking up others' choreography. I can improve by practising this dance at home at least 10 times a day to the music, sharpening up on the moves and memorising the order of the routine. Also, The music should help me with keeping the right timing.
Hi Becky,
ReplyDeleteGood start, but make sure that you use techincial terms and terminology to show that you have understood what you have been learning or asked to do.
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