May 25, 2009 14:37
How does one go about choreographing a 2 minute long dance solo? Some have different ideas. here's how I do it. Each number on the left is the count of eight. Each number in the count is a beat. Ex. 1) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Ta dah.
1) toe popped. Left hand up 1, 2; right up cross 3, 4
2) step around right jazz hand 1, 2; step left jazz hand 3, 4; shoulder 5, 6; 7, 8
3) step left 1; right kick 2; replace foot left toe out +3; pull in from crowd 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
4) press hands right 1,2; pencil turn 3,4; right hand waist left lips 5; head left 6; head forward 7; blow kiss 8
5) step left 1, 2; cross 3; step out 4; "rake in" 5, 6; 7, 8
6) slid left 1, 2; pop right foot 3; step through 4. hands at head and waist 5; head back 6; head forward 7; roll and pop 8
7) step touch 1, 2; 3, 4; 5, 6; 7, 8
8) flick up right 1; up left 2; down right 3; down left 4; hands at head - hold 5, 6: roll head 7, 8
9) step back broken wrists 1, 2; 3, 4; jazz hands next to eyes, tippy toes 5, 6, 7, 8
10) "hair" 1, 2; chasse right 3, 4; step turn 5, 6; left and right 7, 8
11) step left nap right 1, 2; cross right snap right 3, 4; jazz square 5, 6; left knee cocked in, left jazz over face 7; straighten, jazz beside face 8
12) hands on hips tep left 1 touch right toe 2 cross right foot 3 touch left toe 4; repeate 5, 6, 7, 8
13) kneel and present ring 1, 2; pres out pivot 3, 4; 5, 6; left toe out 7; arms up 8
14) bounce snap 1, 2; 3, 4; 5, 6; 7, 8
15) step around 1, 2; 3, 4; 5, 6; 7, 8
16) heel pop, raise right jazz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7: drop head arms up on "hang" 8
17) step out 1, 2; 3, 4; roll hips, hands on hipbones 5, 6, 7; "guns" 8
Just so you know, this is only 1 minute of my two minute dance. It's taking forever.
boredome,
chicago the musical,
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