What is a musical?

A musical is a performance where catchy songs, solo style, choruses, ensemble, and duets. Spoken dialog, dance sequences, and costumes are used to entertain.

How is dance used in musicals?

Dance is used in musicals to build plot and further character development, Jazz, ballet, and tap dancing are usually the most fundamental dance used in dance musicals, though more modern dances like hip hop are becoming more common.

Some popular dancers

Jack Cole, Jack Cole is known as ‘the father of theatrical jazz dance.’ His dance style is heavily inspired by east India, Africa, and Caribbean, though he does incorporate methods from ballet, and Lindy hop. Jack Cole is best known for his performance for Marilyn Monroe’s ‘ Diamonds are a girl’s best friend’

Michael Kidd, Michael Kidd was the first choreographer to have received five Tony Awards, he has performed many athletic dances for the films ‘Seven brides for seven brothers’ and the band wagon.

Gwen Verdon started as the assistant of Jack Cole, but she went on to become a muse to Bob Fosse and then they eventually married. the both of them collaborated and worked on several projects including, ‘Chicago’, and ‘Sweet charity’, later on she  had received the National medal of the arts in 1998.

Susan Stroman, Susan Stroman toured in the original production of ‘Chicago’ and won her first Tony Awards for the best choreography for ‘Crazy for you’ in 1992. she also became a producer and produced or choreographed a total of 14 shows.

Examples of dances in musicals.

What I have learned

1. That there not only just a war but also the Holocaust involving the Nazis  and the Jewish people.
2. there is an museum dedicated to the children who passed away during the Holocaust and the war.
3. The museum is called the Bewilderment.
4. The school received buttons from the United States, Norway, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, France, New Zealand, and Indonesia.
5. Vera Egermayer was a survivor of the Holocaust.
6. the school had collected 1.5 million buttons to represent the children who died during the holocaust.

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This is my week that was…

fun

What went well this week and why?    

cultural day, because I had  a lot of fun wearing my Qipao ( traditional Chinese attire ), taking photos on the stadium, and watching the fashion show in the auditorium during lunch.

Something that challenged me this week was:

making the shoes in textile as it was quite difficult to get the measurements correct to cut out the fabric.

One new thing I learnt this week was:

how to write in Japanese and pronounce Japanese words

My goal for next week is:  

to get better at fractions.

The emoji that best represents how I felt this week is:  

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This is my week that was…

fun

What went well this week and why?    

Japanese went well this week because I learned how to be able to write simple phrases in Japanese and also how to pronounce the words in Japanese.

Something that challenged me this week was:
maths, working with fractions was quite difficult for me on the APL legend level, but I thought that it was good because I was pushing myself to explore more complex fraction questions.  

One new thing I learnt this week was.

how to say hello, goodbye,see you tomorrow, goodnight, and good morning in japanese.

My goal for next week is:  

to keep trying to push myself so that I can get better at fractions and percentages.

The emoji that best represents how I felt this week is:  

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Why do we dance?

Dancing can be a way of showcasing one’s cultures, showing their confidence, and exercise, there are many reasons why we dance, for example it could be someones job as a back up dancer or a soloist, maybe even a group! we can make people more interested in our culture by showcasing our culture and doing traditional dances, we can boost our confidence and show others that we are confident and aren’t hesitant to dance on stage!

Who can dance?

Everyone can dance, it doesn’t matter if you’re good or bad or somewhere in between, everyone can dance and be confident to dance.

What does including everyone look like

Including performers in a dance means cooperating well and sometimes moving in unison, including people in a dance is very important as it shows that you can work well in your groups and are able to show all of your partners charms and skills to not leave anyone out.

     Cariñosa  https://homebasedpinoy.com/cariosa-philippine-folk-dance/

latin american dance  https://www.romydance.it/en/the-origins-of-the-latin-american-dances/

This is my week that was…

exciting.

What went well this week and why?

during textiles we had to make beaded key chains and  I felt that I was doing really well with making it.

Something that challenged me this week was: 

learning how to dance on a chair during dance.

This challenged me because: 

it was really hard to try to stretch my legs because i’m not very flexible

One new thing I learnt this week was:

how to make beaded keychains.

My goal for next week is:

to finish my beaded keychain.

an emoji to show how my week went.