Process Piece: Choreographing

I decided to focus on the choreographic process for this assignment because I thought it could be well expressed through video. Although audio was not part of the final product, I realized it didn’t necessarily need it. Because the video is dancing, I assumed not having any audio would be detrimental. Fortunately, the visuals spoke for themselves and didn’t need sound to convey the message. Being a former dance major but still an active dancer allows my passion for dance to grow even more. This is why I decided to portray a process I was very familiar with but also enjoyed. The choreographic process involves more than what is shown in my video which was the real challenge. I went back and forth deciding what is significant in the choreographic process that needed to be included. There was a lot of editing to be done in the 3 minutes of footage I had. After careful reviewing, I deleted chunks that weren’t necessary and extended the ones that needed more emphasis. For example, the beginning of the choreographic process involves tons of workshopping and selection of movement. I included a lot of footage of counting and marking movements to show moments of thought process that happen while choreographing. In the middle of the process, there’s tons of trial and error instances where changes are constantly being made for aesthetic reasons and so forth. In the end, there is a finished product which is solidified and finally the performance quality is added. This process is not simple but I think through video, it can be expressed interestingly. Thanks to my best friend Ethan, there were great camera shots in the footage that I appreciated. This assignment was probably the most fun to make because it explored my creativity, artistry, and passions altogether.