How movement analysis in dance shows character, mood and narrative
1. Swan lake
POINT:
Movement
shows
character
Evidence:
Queens head
up and good
posture
shows
royalty and
importance. Ghost
Dance
Point:
Movement
shows
character
Evidence:
ghost
dancers
perform
same
movement
shows
their a
tribe
Perfect
Point: Movement
shows character
Evidence: woman
throws flowers
backwards
showing her
characters in a
relationship
Evidence: Without a
narrative movement
wouldn’t show character
2. Swan lake
Point:
Movements
show mood
and
atmosphere
Evidence:
prince goes
insane
showing
contracting
body
movements
Perfect
Point: movement
shows happy and
loving mood and
atmosphere
Evidence: Women
falling into the
men's arms.
Ghost Dance
Point:
Movements
showing scary
mood and
atmosphere
Evidence:
Ghost dancers
all performing
same
repetitive
bold/
distorted
movement.
Explanation:
if there is a
story to
follow the
movements
show mood and
atmosphere.
3. Swan lake
Point:
Movement
shows Gender
Evidence:
Girls
perform
turns while
men side
step in the
ballroom
dance.
Ghost dance
Point:
Movement
shows Gender
Evidence:
Men lifting
up the
women. Shows
masculinity
Perfect
Point:
Moveme
nt shows
Gender
Evidence
: men
have
girls fall
into
their
arms
Evidence:
Without
characters
movement
wouldn’t
show Gender
4. Swan Lake
Point:
Movement
shows
Geographical
context
Evidence:
The dances
at the ball
represent
different
countries.
Ghost Dance
Point: Movement
shows
Geographical
context
Evidence: The
dance style is
chillian/ Folk
dance.
Perfect??
Without a
setting for a
narrative
there would
be no
Geographical
content.
5. Swan Lake
Point: How
movement adds
to the
Narrative
Evidence:
Swan Stranger
dances in a
flirtatious
and
promiscuous
manner.
Ghost Dance
Point:
Movement adds
to the
Narrative
Evidence:
Movement of
the folk
dancers when
their dying or
have died,
slow movement/
limp.
Perfect
Point: How
movement
adds
Narrative
Evidence
women
throwing
flowers back
and contact
work with
men and
women show
relationship
s is the
narrative.
Without
Narrative
there
would be
no
movement.
6. Swan Lake
Point: How
movement
compliments
other
components
(costume)
Evidence:
Queens dress
is long and
puffy to show
her turns.
Ghost dance
Point: Movement
compliments
other
components
(costume)
Evidence: Short
clothes show
leg movements.
Perfect
Point:
Movement
compliments
other
components
(Costume)
Evidence:
Short dresses
shows leg
movements and
helps perform
rolls.