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Evaluation

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Having performed my solo for the assessment , I felt my final performance went well. I believe I achieved my intended goals and atmosphere for my audience. I could’ve perhaps incorporated more elements of choreographed performance, where I embed key moments of choreographed expressions to help embody my intentions more clearly. I feel I was still able to perform and highlight the emotional elements of the piece successfully, but this could be perhaps enhanced with more detail throughout the process next time.  (Thompson, 2024) If I were to do anything differently in the future, it would be to experiment more with improvisation techniques to generate movement. I neglected this technique until the end of the process, and I felt it was effective when I explored this method. It was a helpful tool for finding creativity when I would struggle to start choreographing because of all my vast ideas and intentions. (Th...

Personal Development & Reflection

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Challenges I have faced through my choreographic journey so far include facing choreographic obstacles. At times, I find choreography very easy, as the movement flows organically when I plan my ideas and write out my intentions. On the other hand, I sometimes have so many ideas that I find it difficult to start creating material, as my creativeness is sometimes drained. When I’m not sure where to start with generating movement, it takes up studio space and time that I need to use most efficiently. Thus, to overcome this, I decided to improvise to the music and video this improvisation. I found this to be effective in generating material quicker, to which I could take pieces from and layer with devices to match my intentions.                                                    (Thompson, 2024) As I’m finishing choreographing the piece, there...