For my Spring 2017 semester at my college, I have been busy taking six classes. One of those classes that I have come to like is Dance Appreciation.
I have not only learned about the history of different dance styles, but my professor has taught me some dance moves.
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My midterm involved me composing an autobiographical solo about who I was as an individual in this society.
I was really nervous about composing my own dance. Getting down the proper movements with the right song was difficult.
Finding a song to go with my choreography was definitely one of the most challenging parts of creating my autobiographical solo. Anyways, for the most part, I did not do too bad, but I did not do great either.
In some ways, I felt like I did not have enough movement and I was scared that I did. After watching the video of myself dancing, I have no idea what to think about it.
However, I think I still got the message out to everyone of what I was trying to express and I knew that would be the most important element to have in my dance.
Honestly, I felt close to forgetting most of my movements, too. I was scared about messing up somewhere or not completing enough steps.
In my opinion, my creative idea by making a circle of roses helped me concentrate on where I wanted to go and how I wanted to move. I was able focus my thoughts a little bit more than I was before.
Practicing a choreographed dance is tough whether you created it or not. It’s not as easy as it looks. No matter how many times I practiced, I felt like it kept getting tougher and more challenging to do.
Honestly, a person has to have a lot of experience in order to successfully remember the proper dance movements for a performance.
In the end, I think I did okay for the most part. I wish I would have had more movements than what I had intended. Be that as it may, I did not want to have too many movements either and confuse anyone in the class.
This was truly a wonderful experience! It also made me think "Hey, this is a perfect lesson for people because no matter how impossible a task such as dancing may be, the more one feels confident in oneself will surely help them be successful in the end!"
