Pups_mum Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Wow! The dance world expands exponentially before pv's eyes. So you could have a dance that was pretending to be sprinters at the ancient Olympics or you're a faun etc and not because your dance school is bonkers (my first thought) but because this is A THING and goes back actually quite a long way..but not quite as far as you think but still..quite far? I've learnt something today.Yes, it's all a bit Isadora Duncan/free movement kind of thing. I'm not sure how much it really has to do with ancient Greece to be honest - probably more a 1920s re imagination than actual authentic ancient Greek dance, but it's pretty. (Well I like it anyway!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primrose Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 My daughter danced 'An axe for my brother' many years ago. It was a lovely winning dance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 There is a classical Greek society and it has its own festival (check out the ISTD website if you are interested) as well as being a genre at general dance festivals. It is very pretty to look at and relatively safe if you stick to scarves rather than spears or tridents. Also the costumes are easy to make being mainly bits of chiffon that can be tacked onto a leotard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalviolet Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 We are speaking of scarves and Isadora Duncan in the same thread...oh dear :-( 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_N Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 This thread is hilarious! Here's Isadora herself (sort of): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdHiFMYUzkw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalviolet Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Interesting- thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzysue Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I could share my wisdom of these sections: National involves stamping and costumes that look like a man has been let loose in a curtain shop; Greek is NOT TURNED OUT. Hth! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentTaxi Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Primrose - but was the axe essentially cardboard, covered in aluminium foil and string, handed in from stage left??? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalviolet Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I'm sure points are deducted for a floppy axe. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_N Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 You've all just made me snort my morning coffee all over my laptop keyboard! Oh, if only the organisers and adjudicators knew what the "proud parents" in the audience are really thinking 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLou Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Dd’s Greek props include a big piece of voile, a clothes rail, tinsel and a bag of feathers. It is actually a very pretty dance - I like it! But the adjudicators, on the whole, are fairly critical of technical shortfalls about which we know woefully little. Having said that, last time out it won the section, largely because apparently we were all in the same boat of ignorance - a score of 83 doesn’t usually win a section when you’re 14! The adjudicator said lots of ‘stuff’ to them all when they were lined up on stage, they all smiled, we’re none the wiser. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 You just need to learn a few suitable phrases: komats, triple runs and dotted skips. Then you can sound really knowledgeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 'Make sure your komats circle underneath you', 'ensure your frieze lines are accurate' are 2 that I have written for adjudicators recently. I don't know Greek at all and had to ask 'frieze or freeze?' Don't get me on to Scottish - told an adjudicator that I knew nothing about it and she snorted and said, 'What makes you think I do?' We had a joke that the nicest kilts should win! (To be fair, she knew a lot more than she was letting on!) Was impressed with another adjudicator recently who pulled out her national folder with notes on costumes, steps, music and other points all neatly laid out country by country with pictures. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Good for her!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalviolet Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) Well all I know is that it takes an incredible amount of focus and attention to make it through hundreds of dances each day and critique them all. I only had to witness three or four sections and my komats were feeling distinctly numb. Edited February 21, 2017 by Petalviolet 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Well all I know is that it takes an incredible amount of focus and attention to make it through hundreds of dances each day and critique them all. I only had to witness three or four sections and my komats were feeling distinctly numb. As are mine (and a few other bits too) when I have been writing reports through a 9 hour day! Lots of fun with some highly professional on the surface but rather naughty underneath adjudicators though! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum22 Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Talking of Greek - my daughter got a gold for her classical Greek solo and on the feedback form it says "lovely choton and good poise in 3rd". I have talked to her teacher and asked her to help me understand what that means but she wasn't sure herself. All she could think was that the adjudicator meant "chiton" which appears to be a style of classical Greek dress...I also found in the Greek syllabus on the ISTD site a reference to "10 Chiton positions with 6 walks". Does anyone know what the Chiton positions are? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLou Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Talking of Greek - my daughter got a gold for her classical Greek solo and on the feedback form it says "lovely choton and good poise in 3rd". I have talked to her teacher and asked her to help me understand what that means but she wasn't sure herself. All she could think was that the adjudicator meant "chiton" which appears to be a style of classical Greek dress...I also found in the Greek syllabus on the ISTD site a reference to "10 Chiton positions with 6 walks". Does anyone know what the Chiton positions are? Got to be careful telling people about your ‘chiton’ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Talking of Greek - my daughter got a gold for her classical Greek solo and on the feedback form it says "lovely choton and good poise in 3rd". I have talked to her teacher and asked her to help me understand what that means but she wasn't sure herself. All she could think was that the adjudicator meant "chiton" which appears to be a style of classical Greek dress...I also found in the Greek syllabus on the ISTD site a reference to "10 Chiton positions with 6 walks". Does anyone know what the Chiton positions are? They are arm movements but don't ask for a demo lol. And before you get the idea that I know anything about Greek, I confess that for years I thought it was 'freeze' and not 'frieze'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Well I think you're displaying a dangerously high level of knowledge! !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 It's all Greek to me... (I'll get my coat) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 My favourite Greek reference: 'preparation exercise for tragedies'. You've got to admit that could come in handy in all kinds of dance festival situations. Indeed in life generally. There I will shut up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 OMG hilarious! ! Is that from a syllabus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 yup. ISTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 How do you examine that with a straight face??!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dramascientist Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Oh I used to love doing Greek, bare feet, no tights, waving arms, lots of spinning really fast and no arabesque or pirouettes. Nice chiffon costume aaaahhhh the freedom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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