Being Put On The Spot

Today, during our dance lesson, we participated in ,corner work,, in which we had to spin from one side of the room to the other. I remembered to spot and I remembered the short routine, which is a small improvement from the last time we did 'corner work'. We had to get into groups of 6 and perform 3 balancing acts, in which 2 of us were not allowed to touch the ground in each balancing act. We also had to make transitions from one lift to another by dancing, spinning, jumping, etc. into the next position . I struggled to get into the second balance, in which I was not allowed to touch the floor. I also thought my first transition could have been a lot sharper, but most of my transitions were quite smooth and I remembered to keep my body tense. Here is a link to a video recording of the exercises:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/574232582612318/666201870082055/?notif_t=group_activity

Then we had to make up our own choreography for a dance routine of 8 counts, inspired by a show that we had recently seen. I chose West Side Story- as demonstrated by the clicking that I added to my routine. I repeated my dance moves over and over again, so that I would remember them. Afterwards, we had to get into groups and learn eachothers' routines so that we could merge them together. From watching the above video, I am quite pleased with my choreography, as choreographing is not something I have had a lot of practise doing. We then had to perform this merged routine to the rest of the class. I forgot the moves at times, went out of time and I felt that I could have put a lot more energy into it.

Later we had to listen to 3 tracks and identify the instruments. Each time, I could only identify the drums, which means that I need to improve on my instrument knowledge. We then had to choose a chorus or verse, from either the song 'Royals' by Lorde or 'Crazy In Love' by Beyonce and add our own creative twist to it. I chose to sing the chorus of 'Crazy In Love' as I am more familiar with the song. When I had to perform, I calmed my nerves by doing quiet breathing exercises and not stressing about it too much. However, I was still really nervous, which affected my vocals. I was out of tune, sang it much to quickly and forgot to breathe . I also think that I could of been more creative with putting my own twist on the song. I have found that, at times, my nerves do not affect me at all when I have to sing solo. These are usually the times when I have practised singing in front of people a lot. Therefore, I am setting myself the task of singing in front of other people more often, in order to help to build my confidence when singing.