For your Final Paper, you will write a dance review / critique of a live dance concert or an online dance . By this point, you should have already attended the live dance concert or watched an online dance that you will write about. If not, go see one ASAP. Remember, this concert must be pre-approved by me (see list under the Dance Concerts tab) as it must be at the college or professional level. If you come across a concert that I have not listed, you may email the information to me for consideration. You must attend the concert in its entirety (do not leave at intermission.. I will be able to tell in your paper).
It is challenging to construct a well-considered and accurately detailed review of a performance. For this reason, I highly recommend taking detailed notes during and directly after the performance you attend (if you have not already done so). I also recommend attempting to complete this assignment as close to the performance as possible. You will find that your memory of the details will fade as time passes.
You must address all instructions, though you have the freedom to structure your writing in a way you think makes logical sense to a reader. Please take care that you are thoughtful in your responses, you thoroughly explain every point you are trying to make, and that you do not let mistakes like spelling, punctuation, or grammar affect the quality of your work. Therefore, you must edit and proofread your work before submitting it to be graded. The work you submit should always be your best work.Paper Guidelines:
2-3 full pages
Times New Roman
12 point font
1 inch margins
double spaced
correct grammar, syntax, and punctuation
formal/academic tone (not a conversational/casual tone)
attached photo of proof of concert attendance (either the concert program, ticket stub, or ticket receipt)Introduction paragraph:
Contextualize the concert (who, what, where, when, etc). Use your concert program as a guide.
Provide an overview of the concert as a whole using descriptive language (briefly discuss each piece/section, noting elements such as theme, tone/mood, narrative, genre, etc).Body paragraphs (at least 3):
Try to let yourself be a part of the action and then work to verbalize the feeling of the action you experienced vicariously. Use adjectives creatively as you recall the movement journey that you took as you watched the dance(s). What movements were unusual from what you may have ever seen or thought about the human body being capable of doing? Be specific and descriptive in your examples.
Discuss the groupings of dancers in space and where they were in the space that made the composition interesting or caught your eye. Find creative ways to describe how space was changed when dancers moved in and out of it. An example might be: It reminded me of a flock of birds, the way they moved evenly together, but abruptly three separated and dove toward the ground while the others soared swiftly above them.
Discuss what caught your eye and held your attention (perhaps a particular dancer, the quality of movement in the choreography, the use of lighting/music/props, etc) Why?
Discuss any supporting elements that deserve special mention (music, lighting, costuming, set, prop, etc). How did these elements support the piece(s)? Conclusion:
Summarize the main ideas you established in your body paragraphs.
Discuss your overall impressions of the concert. Did the choreographer(s) succeed at what they intended to do? What makes the execution of the work and the work itself strong / weak? Etc.. Write your paper for a reader who has never seen the concert and give the reader an exciting insight into the dances. Aim to “paint the picture” into the reader’s mind by providing vivid and concrete details and examples. Avoid vague generalizations such as, it was nice, I liked it, it was weird, it wasnt what I expected, I did not like it, etc. These statements tell the reader very little, so do more than describe what you saw in the most literal of terms. Use images that provide the reader insight into the movement you experienced as you watched.
A good grade will result from a paper that follows all content and structural guidelines and implements excellent use of detailed examples in support of the author’s ideas.As always, your grade will partially be based off of your grammar, snytax, punctuation, organization, etc. So make sure to proofread more than once!
Save your Word document as “last name, first name – final” (example: “Sanderson, Melissa – final”) and attach the Word document to the assignment. This is different than we have done in other assignments where you were asked to copy and paste your writing directly into the text box, so make sure that you are attaching a Word document. Remember to also attach the photo of your program, ticket, or receipt as proof of attendance!I chose to do an online dance the link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RQUAtF6crc So you have to watch this and write about it, it cost $2.99 to watch it so you can add that on to my cost i will tip you and i need proof of the receipt as well in the paper please and thank you
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