Unit 13 Dance Technique and Unit 14 Dance Performance Samuel Outhwaite

Greeting sequence (Rhythmic sequence) Mudras She presses her nose against the glass: A purse: A Smile: Notices: Tissues Ma'm Tissues sir: Paragraph 1 storytelling: Paragraph 2 storytelling: Analysis: Which aspects am i successfully applying? Fist of all i would say I'm applying Chakkars quite well as they are close too the ground (staying grounded) whilst following my hand successfully. I found that doing a Chakkar was quite easy for me, mainly because i haven't done that much Ballet so i weren't used to dancing in a particularly different dance style. I can improve this still but i would say this is one of the areas i feel more comfortable in . Which aspects am i not so strong at? I feel as if my Mudras need work, i am not so confident in these areas as i tend to overthink the movement, simple or not over time i should hopefully improve this as i get more confident with the lyrics to the paragraph and just movement in general. I also feel as though i tend to struggle w...

 Paragraph 1 story telling ( Kathak dance style)  

Origins of Kathak and Kathakars and where it comes from: Kathak is a prominent ancient Indian classical dance and is thought to have started from the wandering bards of North India known as Kathakars, meaning storytellers. These Kathakars traveled  and conveyed stories by means of music, dance and songs akin to the early Greek theatre. Who it was performed by: Originally  the traveling bards in ancient northern India and Pakistan known as Kathakars or storytellers performed Kathak dance. Comparison to Western Classical Ballet: Ballet and Kathak are both classical dance forms imbibed at an early age and stage in life. In Kathak, the dancers practice Chakkar' (where they turn around on their heel and fix a center point). Similarly, in ballet the dancers pirouette on one foot, but on the toes rather than the heel. It is seen that ballet is much more elegant form of dance Mudras: Mudras are a  key stylistic feature in Kathak dance and  are a non-verbal way of commun...