Dance

The Dance Essay

Turning tables was
choreographed by Alex Miedzinski
for students at a dance school in
The dance is about
Sydney a

breakup situation and the

messy
ending ofa

The dance
toxic
also
relationship
the
and portraysand
pushing pulling
the relationship
controlling aspect of

Different types of movements are

used in the dance to show
different
emotions in different Sharp and
ways
movements are used to
angular
show and short tempers
anger meaning
that they are at their breaking points
both with eachother in the relationship
Throughout the dance they are both being
dragged away from each other constantly
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and the was contained at one
guy
behind table This
point a
dragging
and the
containing
it
represents
fact thatis a toxic relationship
full of controlling behaviours
each other out bad
and
shutting
ni cation
com n
Soft movements in a

close still want

proximity mean that they
to be with each other and reconciliation
When they aren't looking at eachother but are nearby
This is used to show thatthey know that the end is
coming butthey face it the truth
don't want to

Throughout
the danie the levels
energy
and the
dynamics constantly changing
are

to show different emotions a feelings

High energy levels were generally in the
climax points of when
they are
Lower Energyanger
Levels slower dancing
fighting
can be used to represent how mentally and

physically a relationship can be

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In this dance
space is used very well
as the dancers are
constantly
moving Spacial awareness is needed in
wayof
dances and is
very important
a

across to the
getting your motion
message
audience The the two
of pulling
main dancers a
part is used quite a bit
at different points throughout the dance
both and When the dancers
for space meaning
are distanced
from each other it is
to show that they are not
together in ways
and that
they feel each other drifting away
When they are in close
very proximity
them
to another
one this can
represent
for giving each other or to Different
trying
also used lot to show thatthey
levels are a
are
different and that one is superior
to the other In one section the dance
of
the two people in white are sitting super
close to eachother on chairs this is used to

how
show that still want to be
they
but then soon
together
after they are
dragge
apart symbolising that they cant be
dance
together At one point during the
the two main dancers were
walking
towards a around each other
almost to look atthey
are
the other
refusing
This could
person
of been used to show that
know that the end is
they coming
but don't want to
it they face

Timing is a important aspect

of dance as very and
it shows emotion

changes the mood a dance

of
Faster can be used to
timing
show more emotion such
as where as slower paced
anger
movements can be used to show
sadness and good byes
The costumes dance
are used as
for a

another
to show the way
black ofand
message
the dance the
white costumes are
used to draw the
audiences attention
to the two main who
people
are in white The black
costumes are used to blend
into the that
background
not not
so

able
they are as

The Turning tables is used

song
two reasons The
for
it has good beats and first one

being that
music that can be choreographed
to easily and the second one is
 that the tables
is used
phrase
to
turning
that someone
is say
sides like
the
switching
constant
constantly
changing of emotions
in
breakup
a

Specific lighting is used for

different reasons such as
spot
used draw the
to
lights being
audiences attention to one specific
thing flashing either soft
or harsh to show the emotions
being portrayed soft low lighting
to show that its a down point
in the dance also can show sadness

Props are not used that often in

dances but when are are
they they
hard to navigate and
quite that they
get right The props
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used in this dance include the table and
two chairs The that
used this was way smart they
because
it made it seem like a real breakup

Overall I liked this dance

really
I think that the that
used the waymoved they
and around
props
each other me to see
really helped
the more
message clearly