Thread: Creating Your Performance.

I usually 'skellington' my acts, i find i look so so stiff when rehearsing my every move to am assigned second, and when i'm actually performing i tend to feed alot off of the audience, so things just sort of come!!

I do write down what i havw in my mind, but i try to look natural too

the way i go about getting an act together is once i have chosen a song, i think about what it reflects and what the story to this song could be. then i think of a good beginning and how the story should end. the act in between i make up as i listen to the song.

i also take one part of the song at a time. ie. till the first chorus, till the second chorus and so on, and work on the moves until i have them locked down, then move on to the next part of the song. writing then down if they are a bit complicated definitely helps. also if you don't perform an act for a while you might forget bits and pieces of the choreo. having them written down, helps you remember later on.

have fun with it!

I asked my burlesque teacher this and her philosophy was to let the song guide you - usually the lyrics or the melody of the song intuitively suggest a choreo. Worked so far!

Dear all,

This has been a fascinating thread, genuinely interesting to read. Should I have performing inclinations (which I don't, really) I would imagine I'd be exactly the same as Fleur.

Originally Posted by Miss D

Dear all,

This has been a fascinating thread, genuinely interesting to read. Should I have performing inclinations (which I don't, really) I would imagine I'd be exactly the same as Fleur.

Yay! Someone who (hopefully) doesn't think I'm odd!

Well, for the choreography method, anyway ...

Originally Posted by Fleur du Mal

Yay! Someone who (hopefully) doesn't think I'm odd!

Well, for the choreography method, anyway ...

Oh dear god no. On many fronts (ie not least the choreography), I don't think you're odd at all.

Hi hun,

What a great thread this has been to read. Really re-assuring for a newbie like me. I've not got a great memory so plenty of impro time will suit me well - I had thought this was a failing of mine but I'm getting the idea that maybe it's a bit creative and not all that bad after all :0) Good to hear that it's still OK if my routines are a bit different each time! lol! x