Dance clips analysis

Action: What the body does.
Stepping, transferring body weight, stillness.
Dynamics: How the body moves.
Tension, speed flow, energy, rhythm and phrasing.
Space: Where the body moves.
Aural Setting: Set,
Set, music, props.
Relationships: With whom or what the body moves with.

1. Yesterday. Choreographed by Yasmin Vardimon in 2008. Isalis Choreographer. Taken from the piece Lullaby.
Action:
Dynamics: Stakato, rough, attack.
Space: Always close together, dynamic changes move apart but always come together,
Relationships: Man and woman are fighting, both have a relationship with the pillow, he has a relationship with the audience, she acknowledged the audience at the end like she was a prop.
Aural Setting: Music and lighting at the beginning, no other music necessary, gun, voices, dim lighting, no light changes, medical lighting, words he says explains his movements.

2. The Car Man. Choreographed by Matthew Bourne in 2000/2001. Does new versions of old ballets.
Action:
Dynamics: Fluid and gentle, men masculine movements, tense biceps, clenched fists, hitting and pushing, holding objects, angular, women dance soft and burletic.
Space: 2 dancers on the floor, the rest stand up.

Relationships: Interact with the cars and each other like they're working, Angelo isn't liked by many men, shy in front of the women, men aren't worried about the boss, only Angelo seems nervous, men and women very aware of each other, interact with each other.
Aural Setting: Music, sign, car, tires, desk, fag, watch, boss rings the bell, men laugh, costume change, steam, cash, towels, sign saying "man wanted) women setting tables, music matches what they're doing, drum roll sound represents them pushing, garage sounds in the music.

3. Rooster. Choreographed by Christopher Bruce in 1987. Music by Rolling Stones.
Action: Struts like a rooster, dances like a chicken, very cool, rock and roll, lots of leaps, men sway slowly, men focus on their legs, women focus on their arms.
Dynamics: Stiff torso, long legs, graceful burletic moves, fluid motions, also very stakato.
Space: Open space, move like they're on a street.
Relationships: Men interact with each other a bit, , watch each other, very aware of the girl, interact with her.
Aural Setting: Music all the way through, no set, long strip of faint light.