Saturday, January 22, 2011

Dance III Boy/Girl Bands

TLC Scrubs
  • All need same costuming - hats and hoodies
  • Directions for beginning with hat and hoodie (step touch) should be the same
  • When you step on the hoodie, slam your foot down and then jump back away from it and keep dancing- leave it there- don't take the time to pick it up and move it- not as smooth.
  • EVERYTHING should be BIGGER!! Chorus is awesome, you just need to dance it bigger- way more energy
Spice Girls
  • GREAT job getting them down, nice choreo
  • get step touch and hip wiggle in opening together
  • no open legs when you squat and come up rubbing your legs (dirty)
  • Carly, don't cross in front of Selena, just come forward from formation
  • Zigazig ahhh at end needs to be to audience and bigger - turn to side 1-4 and then front to do knees 5-8
Pussycat Dolls
  • Opening is a little lazy- commit to the choreography and punch it
  • Stage all to one side- Marina is off by herself, get with the formation
  • Widen your stance on chorus to mimic Hannah's more
  • Sam you need to lean AWAY from your split, not into it.
  • Ending needs to be something you can hold!


Danity Kane
  • Don't watch each other! Everything needs to be bigger, and nothing is really synchronized yet.
  • When coming up from the squat, define the arms (Missty had some choreography it looked like, mimic that
  • Finish the routine!! Incomplete as is.
New Edition
  • GREAT job with choreo, crowd appeal
  • how will you stage the opening in the gym? no curtain? maybe start in a diamond with Anthony ducked down in the beginning, then you either spread out to let him walk through, or drop as he walks through?
  • Get arms all the way out when you extend them- no halfway
  • Aaron, your hips are a little whacky - we need to get you in sync with others
  • What is the Batman transition?! A little out of the style...
  • No need to take the shirt off Anthony- it cheapens you :) You are not a piece of meat.
  • Stephen, last formation you are hiding behind Martin- move out.
Lady Marmalade
  • Challenge - de-sexify
  • Alaina move towards Alison in opening
  • I would start in a tighter formation and then open up during the walk, but need to see some kind of transition during that walk
  • BIGGER arms on "itchy kitchy" - off your body
  • NO LEG FLASH, and no booty out getting up from that- use arms, not hips
  • Smoother at the end getting up- roll towards the back if you have to to stand up
I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
  • Austin late in the beginning?
  • Great opening section
  • Find a way to be smoother getting up- like the turnout of it, but need to move straight into next piece of choreo-
  • Where is the rest?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSb8HWSgSgM
Backstreet Boys-
  • Opening formation- Adrian, scoot towards center stage more, can't see Michael
  • Don't watch Aron- everybody should probably have their heads down
  • In opening arms, either everyone needs to groove like Aron, or all need to be still with lower body
  • Adrian? memory? All need to watch rhythm once beat starts
  • On last formation change- it's a signature move! Really reach to each side bigger, punch it- stronger arms. NEEDS AN ENDING!

Destiny's Child
  • Do something with the 2nd 8 count in the beginning- either switch the formation again, or do some military style movement here- don't stand. You got our attention!
  • Be sure not to watch!
  • 1st formation Lindsey should be on the outside, 2nd formation, Stacy needs to move out
  • Stacy don't turn your torso towards the side on the snake- keep square to the front
  • end?  needs a stopping point- like a pose.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

MUSICAL information

It is coming fast!! YVHS' Musical Production, FOOTLOOSE!!

Here is a helpful information link with all of the roles and their musical requirements broken down for you- take a look at the roles to see which you would like to audition for!