Monday
I was absent from todays lesson so I gole is to catch up on any work I have missed in seasons.
Tuesday
Initial Thoughts:
- Today we had Rob in for about half an hour before we had to leave, where he spent time with some of the characters to see if they could think of things to happen at the beginning.
- We then worked on the Human Wheel, even though we were missing people, and also the contracting circle.
- We then worked on solo tricks which was good skills.
What was good about it:
Our Human Wheel worked very well, this is because we listened to each other and worked as a team with the small amount of people we had to work with. This meant we could swiftly move on to working on the Contracting Circle which also went really well, with little practice. We worked as a team and trusted each other, which is the main thing with moves like these. I felt very happy with how this went for our group as the other group was having a lot of problems with each of these. Our solo tricks that we learnt from a YouTube video, were simple to pick up, which was useful because we didn’t have that much time. We were all able to move forward to new exercises fairly quickly, having mastered the moves. Therefore, our rehearsal today was useful and productive for our group, especially.
What was bad about it:
We did have issues but they were fixed quickly, which was very useful. We just made sure we worked as a team and trusted each other at all times.
Action Plan:
We will teach the people who weren’t here the Human Wheel the way we did it today and get some more moves down.
Thursday
Initial Thoughts:
- Today we did more tricks to add to our list of things we can do.
- We worked on things that were less basic and what we may not have done before.
- I managed to do something that I wasn’t able to do last year which I was really happy with.
What was good about it:
we got to work on more tricks and develop on some we have already done and some we have not done before. I was really pleased that I did the helicopter as I haven’t t done it so well in the past, this shows i have been working on the tricks as they are getting better.
What was good about it:
I feel some other members of the cast can agree with me on this but we feel as tho some of the tricks we are being given are unrealistic, as even the members of the cast who have been doing gymnastics for years can’t do them. I feel like it would be more beneficial if we focused on stuff maybe everyone can do this way we are always making progress.
Evaluation and analysis:
Today, I feel that the rehearsal went really well. This is because we managed to get a lot done, that a lot of us found hard. Especially the helicopter spin which I finally got down well. However the way Helena explained it to us made it a lot easier than how Rob told us. Because of this useful explanation of how to do it, and with the contact help that I was given, I was able to do the helicopter spin.
Action plan:
I will work on all of the tricks to make sure I can still do them.
Friday
Initial Thoughts:
– Today we worked more on the opening of the show.
– We tried to put in some of our tricks and mine was a cartwheel.
– I also managed to do a handstand forward roll. I was very happy about that.
Good:
– I managed to do a handstand forward roll. Even when Rob didn’t think I would be able to do it.
– I proved him and everyone wrong which I was proud about.
Bad:
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