Thursday 27th september

we started with a warm-up of zumba and movment. We had to move to the rythm of the music that was being playing, for example we had to step with our toes pointed for three steps, then turn around and step again, it was fun but suprisingly hard to keep in rythm!. This is an important skill though as having rythm and being able to move to the flow of music is helpful and used allot in theatre. After this we practised the chair pillow dance again. I think im definately picking this up much better now, yet I am still struggling with the pace so ive got a long way to go. we then got separated into groups of about 7 to perform the dance infront of each other to get a better idea of how everyone was doing, I was slightly out of time in parts but I didnt majorly muck up which was great! And it put my mind at ease as when I observed others I realised quite a few were out of sync, so maybe we need to practise being in rythm as a group. I gave it my best and with more practise I should improve further.

We then played a focus game called grandmas keys, where we had to snatch the keys when the owner at the other end of the room wasnt looking, yet if they turned around to look you have to stand still otherwise your sent back to the start, you also get sent back if you are caught with the keys. Its important to use teamwork in this game as everybody has to hide the person with the keys and pass them on. You have to be focused at all times as if you laugh you'll be sent back due to movment and you have to be constantly thinking as a group about tactics. Once we were all more focused we worked individually or in pairs on our monologues. I rehearsed my monologue from "As we forgive those" and "Much ado about nothing", once I'd gone over them a few times everyone was asked to change the style of the monologues e.g if we were performing an angry monologue change it to being happy for a few goes! this will be challenge but it helps you to experiment. I did "Hero's" monologue really angrily even though its suppose to be sarcastic, I found it hard but it was helpful to use a different technique to see how mood and tone of voice can completely change a monologue. I think ive imporoved on my lines as I know those two monlogues confidently off by heart now,  I also think my projection and vocal tone has improved during my monologues, yet my blocking still needs allot of improvment.
Overall I think I got allot out of the lesson, I was focused and gave everything my best at the time, I am still dissapointed that I didnt volunteer ...again! so I definatly need to improve my confidence so that I can feel comfortable perfroming my monologues.