Barre Reflection

I am amazed at how the body can transform mentally and physically over time. The midterm was a real eye opener; for once I saw myself off stage. From watching barre, I received so much information about myself; how I apply corrections, as well as my performance quality in class. Having the camera in the room put me in the mindset of “it is time to perform, show case my new found strengths”. I think, that day I worked extermely hard, I personally I did not even know I could work that hard at the barre. However, I also noticed some of my performing habits coming back out. Like we discussed in class, I have always been a good mover, in class I might look a mess however when it was time to perform I was going to put on a show. Watching the video I saw in certain moments where my technique was not being used to its fullest potential yet I was seemingly moving through the steps.
Before writing this paper I looked back at my first semester goals. I wanted to work strengthening my left side, “closing” my ribs,

I made each concept that was being looked at, worth 1 point. So I graded myself 0-1 on each area and add them up. Personally I think 33.2 out of 50 is a low score. Watching the first time I was pleasantly surprised at my performance. However, watching the second and third time I noticed I did not address the 10 concepts. I am disappoint in my performance because I feel like I could have been more aware of my technique. I have a hard time finding the happy median between performance and technique. I think that with the combination of nerves and stress I slipped back into my “performance” mentality, which caused my technique to decrease. I worked really hard to prepare for this midterm, watching myself in the mirror and also having my peers help me, but it was not until I saw the video that I now understand my corrections. Though I am in many ways disappointed, I am glad I got to see the bad on video because I learned so