Tap and the Winter Arts Festival

This unit in dance at 447, we are doing tap. I used to take tap classes when I was 6 for 1 year and then quit because at that time I didn't really like it. Now that I am older and I am trying it out again I think I may like it. We started off with the basic dance steps like shuffle and heel dig. We have started the choreography to this units dance. Our schools' winter arts festival is in February. Me and a few other students are going to be dancing to a song from the Nutcracker which the music groups jazz band will be playing. I remember seeing the nutcracker last year with my family. It was very impressive. I am also doing another dance at the festival and the song is by Ed Sheeran. It is a really cool dance so I am very excited about that.

"Rolling in the Deep" dance reflection

I really enjoyed this dance. I think it was a good idea for them to use props, and how they used the handcuffs, was a really cool and creative idea, and I think it worked really well. I like how it started with only 2 people and then more people came onto the stage to make it look more dramatic. I also like how the whole group comes together in the chorus and then there are smaller groups of students in the other parts pf the song. It seems pretty difficult and I'm sure it is hard to coordinate with so many people in the dance too. I think they did a very good job.

Salsa Reflection

I think that this year, Salsa is much better and more interesting than last year. We are doing more things without partners. Also, with partner work, we are doing more interesting and intricate movements than last year, and it is more fun to do. However, this year we are learning at a much faster pace than last year, and sometimes it is hard to keep up with choreography that Ms. Rebecca teaches us. If she went a little bit slower and explained things to us a little bit better, I think it would be even better than it already is, and it is already great.