On the 7th December, our performing arts group performed at our school's christmas concert. We were told about 2 weeks before that we would be performing and we had to be quick in thinking of what we wanted to do. We performed in MSH has got talent a while ago and we decided doing this number again in the christmas concert would be the best option. However we did change things to make it look more effective on such a small stage.
This time we had 3 main singers which was me, Kelly and Chloe Stockman. Kelly and Chloe shared one stationary microphone on one side of the stage and I used the other stationary mic on the other side of the stage. The reason we didn't stand in the middle and sing was because the stage was too small therefore it would be easier to use the mic's at the side to give the dancers more room. It was a tight squeeze when us 3 joined in for the dance bit in the middle of the song but we managed! Laura-Anne also had a head mic and sung on stage whilst dancing which im sure was hard work so hats off to her!
We turned up to school with our hair and make up done and went to the drama studio to get ready for our performance which meant warming up our voices and our muscles for the dance. We practiced our song about 3 times but we had to be quiet and mark it through as the drama studio is above the corridor that leads to the hall and stage area. We were the last act on before the interval therefore we were not rushing around as much as we would be if we were the first act on. We got called down and were all nervous to go on stage. We then got on stage in our opening positions, the music started and everyones energy was up and performing to our best. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed performing that song again as it is energetic and lively which is what we all wanted and im hoping what the audience wanted to see too!
Can you evaluate your performance for me? Watching the video back on the PA main blog page, what were your strengths and weaknesses? If you can evaluate your performances and the performances of others, this will give your evidence for distinction level.
ReplyDeleteBy watching the video back, I can see that there were a few arms or legs out of place in the rountine, however the students carried on without losing confidence which was good. First I watched the video of us as a whole and saw that we were puting loads of energy into the performance which was really important as it is a big number from Hairspray. However, maybe there was more energy coming from some people more than others which on stage you can see the difference and didn't look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAs I was singing on a stationary microphone on the side of the stage with 2 others it was our responsibility to make sure that our voices could be heard loud and clear and that it was as energetic as the dancers were. I was confident with singing on the side and didn't mind not dancing the whole way through as we as a group picked out each others srtengths and my strength at the time was singing therefore that was why I sung with Kelly and Chloe.
When I watched the video a second time I just watched myself, this was so I could evaluate what my strengths were and what my weaknesses were. As I had danced the whole way through and practiced many times before I was confident with the moves so when it came to the dance section where me, Kelly and Chloe danced with the rest of our class, I was sure on what I was doing, this was a good combination of dancing and singing too as we ended up being able to do both. However, a weakness with this is that as I was out of breathe from the dancing section, I wasn't so strong singing straight afterwards, thankfully I had Kelly and Chloe to help with the vocals but it was a struggle as the rest of my energy had gone into that dance section. This didn't affect me though as I carried on and I still enjoyed the performance.