Modern Dance II / Fall 2021

1 More Natural and Freer Yiyun Yang I have studied Chinese traditional dance. After studying modern dance, I found that the two dance styles are somewhat similar, but they have their own different characteristics. Compared with Chinese traditional dance, modern dance is more natural and freer, and pays more attention to emotional expression and eye contact between people. Although the Chinese traditional dance has emotional expression, it pays more attention to the presentation of skills and Chinese national tradition. In this class, I also created my own dance through my own efforts and imagination, which is very memorable. When working on group dance, I realized the importance of teamwork. In addition, dance classes give me the opportunity to exercise and give me time to stretch body in my heavy schoolwork. 2 Little by Little Jinhua Li     Thank you very much, professor, it is a great semester. I have improved little by little from someone who has never touched dance. Bravel...

  MODERN DANCE RECITAL  Fall 2021 Program      SOLOS   1 Grow Up Dancer: Guanzhao Chen Choreographer: Guanzhao Chen Music:  Born Ready by Zayde Wølf   The story is about how to break through myself. First, I was doing in a small space, with different feeling of myself. I was frozen and nearly lose hope. However, I used my internal power to solve it. and I feel myself was sublimated. The song is very fixed the story    2 To Love You More Dancer: Madison Brandon Choreographer: Madison Brandon Music:  "Then You Look at Me" by Celine Dion My solo piece is titled "To Love You More". It's about learning to love yourself and those around you despite your difference and challenges you may face in a relationship. it's a piece about hope, tolerance, and love conquering all.    3 Do whatever I Want Dancer:  Yuze Zheng Choreographer:  Yuze Zheng Music: Keep You Head Up Princess   The title is Do whatever I want. The dan...

Modern Dance Recital  Fall 2021   SOLOS   1 Finding Love Within Dancer: Kayla Lindeman Choreographer: Kayla Lindeman Music: Somewhere only we know by simply three This is a story about a young girl traveling through the town of Capri, Italy who is on a journey to find herself and is going through a roller coaster of emotions and analyzing all the different phases of her life that have shaped her. At the end of the story she finds her way and is very joyful and ready for the new chapters of her life.   2 I am Dancer: Jinhua Li Choreographer: Jinhua Li The story that I want to tell through dance is a boy's idea of who I am and Do and the changes he goes through as he grows up.   3 Untitled Dancer: Niandi Liu Choreographer: Niandi Liu Music: Wonderful U  The moves of my solo piece represent different stages of my life and convey many different emotions, including happiness and sadness. There are free moves and structure moves which all indicate my previous exp...

Modern Dance   Dress Rehearsal A dress rehearsal is the final rehearsal of a live show, in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance. TIPS The stage is much larger than the classroom and can be intimidating to young dancers The stage lights can be a bit disorienting to young dancers at first Dancers often rely on classroom mirrors to help them with formations and spacing. Having a chance to dance without the security of the mirror before the performance is very important for their confidence. Dancers have the chance to practice their stage entrances and exits and get used to being in such a large space. Confidence is critical to a successful performance. Having a rehearsal offers your dancer the chance to feel ready for the show. Source:  https://www.kaleidoscopedance.com/helpful-tips-for-dress-rehearsal/