Dance 9/2

In this lesson we did a warm up and rehearsed and change the number Y'all got it.

In Y'all got it we slightly changed it nearer the end so that it was more choreographed and not too messy, so we put more postioning within it as well as a lift.

In this number I will be in it both on Cast as Dorothy and off cast as an Ozian so in this lesson I focussed on learning the off cast part as I hadn't done it as much as Dorothy. As an Ozian their main focus within this number is to adore the Wiz and be able to get his attention as if he is this huge superstar, because to an Ozian he is so I incorporated this into my movements so that they were more characterised. However even though that is their main focus they also are having a party of sorts so having fun is also a big input to this number because it is a celebration.

In one section the friends act as a barrier to Dorothy and The Wiz from the Ozians as we try to get to them like fangirls, I really like this bit as not only does it show the relationship between The Wiz and his people but between Dorothy and her friends which is really effective. This also shows the journey that they've taken and how the friends would do anything to protect Dorothy.

Once I learnt the Ozian section I then taught Jess the Dorothy section, This was quite easy as Jess picked it up quickly and the Dorothy section isn't too complicated. There are certain sections within this dance that are characterised improvisation for Dorothy so we discussed the kind of things that we could do and came up with that we were presenting the Wiz in a way as if we were his glamorous assistant as it worked with the song as well as the relationship between Dorothy and The Wiz.

In this lesson I think that I did well on teaching Jess the other section and one of my strengths would be characterisation, my weakness would be remembering the changes and new section to improve this I will come and rehearse in lunch times for the next fortnight until I have got it down. Overall I think that this number is going really well and will be really good once we have practised it more.