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Saturday, 23 April 2011
Easter
In all honesty Easter has not been very productive in terms of working on my SDP; I have spent most of my free time during the past two weeks with my family. In particular my Nana who does not have long left with us as she is in a losing battle with cancer, alongside numerous other illnesses. It would have been good to have progressed further with my work however in these circumstances it was not my main priority so took a slight side-line. I did however manage to work back into many of my designs and begin to perfect details to make them more presentable. Furthermore I took photos of all the images I had bookmarked in the following books:
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Funding
I only managed to raise £100 through getting sponsors for the event so the rest of the money for costumes came straight from my pocket... I spent around £300 on the costumes and other small items/accessories for the show so decided to sell on as many of the costumes as possible to gain back some of the money spent. I have managed to sell almost all of the can-can skirts, a couple of shirts and have had offers about some tops, a neon tutu from the disco number and the skirts from the lyrical opener. I am quite pleased with the return on this and have also had offers from the Student Union to help out. They have been very supportive throughout this process and have been invaluable in making the event a success
Furthermore the Students Union printed t-shirts for the finale for us as we did not have enough sports society t-shirts for all of the dancers
Furthermore the Students Union printed t-shirts for the finale for us as we did not have enough sports society t-shirts for all of the dancers
Sunday, 10 April 2011
The Performance
We raised £565.26 for Winston's Wish, which I am totally over-the-roof about and very happy that the event went so well. It has been a huge learning curve for me and I have learnt a great deal.
I want to hold a similar event next year but would like to have a stage or use a theatre just because visibility wasn't great for all those who came, and although the relaxed and informal atmosphere of Rubyz worked well for the ethos of our dance society it was a shame that some of the performance was lost due to poor visibility.
Next year I am hoping to hold the fundraiser's for the showcase at Rubyz but will also apply for funding through the arts council and local businesses way in advance of the performance. I have already gained a contact at the local council who has told me they will advise me in the correct way of approaching this.
Furthermore I would like to have the set list finalised much sooner as it made it very difficult to get the correct number of costumes or design for a dance. For this reason I would like to hold auditions for each number and get definite numbers further in advance of the performance.
In addition I have learnt that often the prospect of buying tickets on the door on the night is too tempting an option so potential audience members do not have any reason to attend as they have not parted with their money yet. For this reason I will sell advanced tickets at a cheaper rate than those available on the door in the hope of attracting people to commit to attending. We were hoping for a better attendance than we received with between 35/40 people each night but those that came thoroughly enjoyed the performance almost as much as the dancers and I enjoyed it!
There were some difficulties backstage, especially as the shirts for the James Blake number were not finished and I was not aware of this until we were at the venue, hours before the performance was due to start. When I asked my supervisor about this I was told she had run out of time after spending the evening sewing on labels which was quite disappointing as I had high-hopes for the shirts and felt they had potential as effective costumes.
Furthermore, I discovered that the scarves that I had requested for the lyrical opener were not possible as the amount of fabric required had been underestimated, but this was not raised until the night of the performance due to a lack of communication between my supervisor and I, so we needed to scrap the idea of the scarves completely.
Lastly, two dancers pulled out a mere 7 hours before the performance so their costumes were never used. These were for the 'Pop' dance and should have been teamed with wet-look leggings
I want to hold a similar event next year but would like to have a stage or use a theatre just because visibility wasn't great for all those who came, and although the relaxed and informal atmosphere of Rubyz worked well for the ethos of our dance society it was a shame that some of the performance was lost due to poor visibility.
Next year I am hoping to hold the fundraiser's for the showcase at Rubyz but will also apply for funding through the arts council and local businesses way in advance of the performance. I have already gained a contact at the local council who has told me they will advise me in the correct way of approaching this.
Furthermore I would like to have the set list finalised much sooner as it made it very difficult to get the correct number of costumes or design for a dance. For this reason I would like to hold auditions for each number and get definite numbers further in advance of the performance.
In addition I have learnt that often the prospect of buying tickets on the door on the night is too tempting an option so potential audience members do not have any reason to attend as they have not parted with their money yet. For this reason I will sell advanced tickets at a cheaper rate than those available on the door in the hope of attracting people to commit to attending. We were hoping for a better attendance than we received with between 35/40 people each night but those that came thoroughly enjoyed the performance almost as much as the dancers and I enjoyed it!
There were some difficulties backstage, especially as the shirts for the James Blake number were not finished and I was not aware of this until we were at the venue, hours before the performance was due to start. When I asked my supervisor about this I was told she had run out of time after spending the evening sewing on labels which was quite disappointing as I had high-hopes for the shirts and felt they had potential as effective costumes.
Furthermore, I discovered that the scarves that I had requested for the lyrical opener were not possible as the amount of fabric required had been underestimated, but this was not raised until the night of the performance due to a lack of communication between my supervisor and I, so we needed to scrap the idea of the scarves completely.
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| One of the t-shirts for the 'Pop' routine |
Lastly, two dancers pulled out a mere 7 hours before the performance so their costumes were never used. These were for the 'Pop' dance and should have been teamed with wet-look leggings
Monday, 4 April 2011
Set List Developments
There have been some changes to the set list despite efforts to lock down the previous set list and keep it final, we have had dancers drop out and one dancer dislocated her knee in rehearsals earlier tonight. This should however be the final set list:
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| FIRST HALF | ||
| Number | Style | Dancers |
| 1 | Lyrical | Jennifer John |
| Emily Pain | ||
| Frayah Humphries | ||
| Zoe Rolph | ||
| Tessa Cox | ||
| Grace Noble | ||
| Emily Vandyke | ||
| Nathalie Moore | ||
| 2 | Contemporary Jazz | Hannah Leon |
| 3 | Pointe | Emily Pain |
| Frayah Humphries | ||
| 4 | Beginner's Can-can | Tessa Cox |
| Emma Louise Wilson | ||
| Emily Pain | ||
| Ash Ramsay | ||
| Helena Edwards | ||
| Becci Burnard | ||
| Amanda Ferris | ||
| 5 | Breakdance | ….. |
| … | ||
| … | ||
| 6 | Street | Jennifer John |
| Nathalie Moore | ||
| Frayah Humphries | ||
| Hannah Leon | ||
| Zoe Rolph | ||
| Jeff Tong | ||
| Grace Noble | ||
| Amanda Ferris | ||
| Ash Ramsay | ||
| 7 | Tap | Emily Vandyke |
| Tessa Cox | ||
| 8 | Beginner's Street | Charlotte Fitch |
| Helena Edwards | ||
| Becci Burnard | ||
| Natalie Oakley | ||
| Amanda Ferris | ||
| 9 | Contemporary solo | Jennifer John |
| 10 | H&S | Zoe Rolph |
| Grace Noble | ||
| Emily Pain | ||
| Nathalie Moore | ||
| Frayah Humphries | ||
| Tessa Cox | ||
| Emily Vandyke | ||
| SECOND HALF | ||
| 1 | Contemporary | Jennifer John |
| Frayah Humphries | ||
| Grace Noble | ||
| Hannah Leon | ||
| Tessa Cox | ||
| Nathalie Moore | ||
| Zoe Rolph | ||
| Emily Vandyke | ||
| 2 | Break dance soc | … |
| … | ||
| … | ||
| 3 | Ballet | Emily Pain |
| Frayah Humphries | ||
| Grace Noble | ||
| Zoe Rolph | ||
| 4 | Lyrical | Nathalie Moore |
| 5 | Contemporary | Zoe Rolph |
| Jennifer John | ||
| Emily Pain | ||
| Grace Noble | ||
| 6 | Pop | Danni Jackson |
| Alicia Poulson | ||
| 7 | Modern | Emily Pain |
| Frayah Humphries | ||
| Nathalie Moore | ||
| Becci Burnard | ||
| Helena Edwards | ||
| Amanda Ferris | ||
| 8 | Body manipulation | Hannah Leon |
| Jeff Tong | ||
| 9 | Disco | Ash Ramsay |
| Amanda Ferris | ||
| Natalie Oakley | ||
| Becci Burnard | ||
| Helena Edwards | ||
| 10 | Can-can | Jennifer John |
| Emily Pain | ||
| Zoe Rolph | ||
| Frayah Humphries | ||
| Hannah Leon | ||
| Nathalie Moore | ||
| Grace Noble | ||
| Emily Vandyke | ||
| 11 | ALL |
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Saturday, 2 April 2011
Costume Sourcing- Pulling Resources
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| Hannah Leon in her outfit for her contemporary jazz solo |
To keep costs down I have managed to source numerous items for the show from friends, family and the dancers in the show. Hannah Leon had more than one option for her solo in terms of costume as she had some ideas of her own. We discussed her options and she wanted to go for a more simple option; something that she would feel comfortable in, so we used items that belong to her; a red leotard and black leggings.
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| The skirt for my contemporary solo |
The skirts for the tap dance, for my solo, for the contemporary duet and some items for Zoe's contemporary were all sourced by myself from items in mine and my families wardrobes. The dresses for the piece 'Separation' all belong to the dancers and one of the tops in Zoe's contemporary number belongs to Grace, one of the dancers.
Furthermore I completed a fitting on Nathalie and my suspicions that the trousers would be too long was correct so I have taken them up to ensure the fit is correct. In addition to this I have altered the shift dresses for Zoe's contemporary number by taking out the side seams and re-stiching them with a slit up the side so that there is more room for movement. I have also taken up my jogging bottoms for the street routine and helped complete the can-can skirts. I have been quite involved with the make tasks where possible so time management has been quite important.
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