week 2 of Bhangra

This week in performing arts we worked on perfecting the Bhangra dance we had made up and made it flow. We have been inspired by the films we watched creating are dance to be really effective. They arms are something we focussed on as well as the head and hips, we took this step by step. One lesson we focussed on the arms, the next head movements and then hip movement as this is what they do in Bhangra a lot of isolations. Once we had done this we made it into more of a dance and polished it so it looked more professional. The street section to are dance is really hard but now we have practised it I am starting to get the hang of it. We polished it to make it look more effective and professional. We have been researching Bhangra dance for homework as we have to write an essay, I have found this very interesting and found out many facts I never knew! Bhangra is so different from all the other styles and is so interesting to learn. I find it so fun, and learning about the culture as well as the history so interesting and different. I think its great they we are attempting to make our own Bhangra piece as it is something I would have never thought of trying out before.

In costume construction this week we are continuing to work on our We Will Rock you mood boards.  We have already reasearched about the history of the show, the music, costumes and the storyline, so we are now focussing more on the charecters. It is really interesting as from researching this I have found that the personalities of the charecters influence the clothes they wear and there makeup and hair style.

I finished my mood boards of the charecters etc, and completed my skirt so next lesson I am going to make a start on making my corset, as I have already designed a few. We have to make sure it is comfortable to wear and also follows the We Will Rock You theme of punk rock, and denim. During this lesson I made sre everything was completed and up to good standards.