Dynamics

In Music class, Friday, November 18th, 2016, my class and I learned about dynamics. Dynamics help create the quality and texture in one's dancing. A dancer who gives equal, even, and steady rhythm to their movement can appear flat and boring. Dynamics help make dancing exciting! For example, in a ballet frappé combination, instead of taking the same amount of time striking the foot out as bring the   Cecchetti flexed foot into coupé,  a seasoned dancers would strike sooner and keep let in dégagé until the very last moment (until the next frappé). This kind of dynamic gives the illusion of speed and power. Another dynamic is one of continuous or legato movement, where one move seamlessly flows into the next. This creates this constantly evolving effect that can be quite captivating.

I believe that dynamics are a great tool to communicate different feelings in any given movement phrase that any good dance artist would pay great attention to.