Monday, February 23, 2009

Project 2 Study Models About Dance

The dance I chose for project 2 is the Electric Slide.



This first study model is basically the general steps for my dance. I increased the size of the central steps to show emphasis on the intersecting of steps that occurs in the center of the dance.



These next two pictures show the beat of the dance. It is a basic one, two, three, four and clap. This occurs three times through each of the corners of the dance. I wanted to include emphasis on the clap in this model because I believe it to be an important part of the dance, though it is just a clap.


This next model shows a move in the dance where the dancer does a rocking motion almost to the ground.


This model is another move in the dance, where there is a spin turn that allows the dancer to go into another portion of the dance.


This is the other portion of the dance that I am talking about, this is basically the slide. It is where you step to the right with one foot then put the other foot behind that foot. Then you bring the other feet together and start over in the opposite direction.

Diagrams of Project 1









Here are some finished diagrams of project 1. The diagrams are to show some of my main concepts of this design and relation to the poem, "A Dream Within A Dream". These different aspects show how the elements play a key role in my design. They are aligned together and in a row to make the viewer feel trapped. The ceiling is also very low and this effect will also make the person inside uncomfortable. I also believe this poem to be somewhat dark, so I tried to limit the amount of light coming in.








Thursday, February 5, 2009