Reflecting On My Writing Styles

In case you were wondering the actual event did take place and it is a real school whom I work for. The dance did get performed but unfortunately the CD skipped right near the end and they never got to finish their dance. I have put a video in of the dance, I was devastated and entirely gutted when the CD skipped but it could have been worse - it was lucky they had nearly finished. Anyway, a couple of dances are usually featured in these "family" shows, though they primarily about the singing. The students perform to an intimate audience, which is great experience for them.

Academic

This was the hardest to start and I did originally start with the quotation from Humphrey which I found to be appropriate, however I moved it towards the middle of the piece to allow a concept of debate to develop. I wrote each style taking into consideration the question "Why Is Jazz Choreography Performed in the School's Musical Theatre Solo Show?" I thought for an academic style two sides should be considered, though it is written on the side for having the choreography included in the show. It is a biased piece, though it does touch on and consider the other point of view.

Descriptive

I started this piece in the present tense as though an audience was watching as they are reading. I tried to grab the reader's attention by the usage of short, direct sentences and multiple adjectives. The writing then goes on to present the style and describe the costume. This style was again easy to begin, but not so easy to finish, mainly because I wanted to steer away from narrating the entire dance, yet this led me no where to go. Thankfully 500 words was enough for this writing style.

Marketing

I found this style particularly easy to begin considering I am advertising a show. This made certain each piece discussed the same issue and subject. I reached my word count by going into more detail about related areas such as the style of the dance and supporting the dancers. I also advertised future events coming up from the school.

I have tried seveal attempts to post the dance, the file is very large but it will arrive soon (I hope)

Writing Styles Blog Entry Extracts One

Midnight. A silhouetted party emerges from the darkness in slow motion. A sea of silver, black and white come to life as the commotion begins. Meeting and greeting occur until the beat kicks in and a dance floor is naturally formed. At first just three girls brave the dance floor whilst more and more join in their flow, until eventually everyone, including the DJ come together to enjoy a fabulous party.

Humphrey (1951) said “The dancer with conviction has power; many a dance of poor quality has been “put across” just by the superb belief of the performer in the work.....if you believe in yourself, everybody else probably will, too”. A dancer needs to attain confidence in their work and a perfect solution in order to achieve confidence in dance is to gain as much performing experience as possible.

The YEM Theatre School proudly presents their latest street jazz number to Evacuate the Dancefloor, choreographed by Lucy Clark. The senior dance class will be performing at 7pm on Sunday 22nd November at Ancells Farm Studios amongst the School's latest solo musical theatre work. Tickets are only £3.00