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Ballet Performance Evaluation Essay

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For the 2023 ballet final I performed a combination that we have been working on for the past couple of weeks. Within their final, there were many challenging movements for me that I have never experienced before. I am blessed that I had a challenge because I have improved as a ballet dancer overall. Ballet has never been my strong suit but within this class, I have grown so much, and I feel so comfortable performing ballet movements than I ever have in my life. After I performed the combination, I felt confident, but I knew that the performance wasn’t perfect. Even though I didn’t perform the combination as well as I wanted to, I am pleased with my performance because I see so much growth within myself. In this essay, I will be evaluating …show more content…

As I performed this piece, I was extremely nervous because I was the only one performing it and my instructor watched me. As I watched the performance, I could see the nervousness in my body language as I performed the combination. There was a lack of confidence in my movement at times and that is something that I want to work on as I progress in ballet. Even though I was super nervous I do applaud myself for not giving up even though I messed up on some parts. Overall, my presence can be worked on by having complete confidence during the combination.
Spatial Awareness I had exemplary spatial awareness throughout this combination. Luckily, I didn’t have to worry about my spatial awareness since I was the only dancer performing. One thing that I could improve though would be traveling throughout my movement and using the entire space. Overall, I had great spatial awareness throughout this combination.
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Since this was a very challenging combination for me, I feel that I did the best that I possibly could coordination-wise. There was a moment during the developpe devant to the left side I was super wobbly, and I was losing my balance. There were also moments where my coordination was performed well, for example, the fondu arabesque to the front after the promenade. For the most part, I need to work on my coordination, but I am proud of my overall growth.
Musicality
I had proficient musicality throughout this combination. Musicality is not something that I struggle with but within this piece, I did go faster than the original timing. I think I was just super nervous, so I began to rush the choreography, which is pretty typical. This is something that I want to work on because I want to perform confidently and with the choreographer's intent. Even though I did go faster than I should have I still was able to get back on timing and I followed the tempo of the music.
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