Research Paper DRAFT

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Research Paper

Normally teens at my age slowly start to discover a hobby they would like to peruse. Lucky for me, I knew I wanted to become a performer all my life & just recently, I was introduced to the world of musical theater. Since the first show I did in November 2008, I learned a lot about what it takes to bring a show together. There are choreographers, directors, performers, music directors, costumes, props, techies, stage managers, producers, and lots more. The choreography in a show is personally, one of my favorite parts. Although retaining so many different dance numbers can be a challenge, I learned that being on the opposite end, however, is a lot more difficult.

One of the first things that good choreographers all have in common is their creative outlook. In order to be a well-respected choreographer you must have originality & “style” that can separate you from the rest. “I get to listen to music that tons of people have listened to & I get to visualize pictures in my head…watching the picture come to life is rewarding.” Says community theater choreographer/director, Kristi Kashimoto-Rowbottom. Many people assume that if you are a good dancer, you’ll be a good choreographer. Being a choreographer is different. Creating & dancing are 2 different things. You may be a phenomenal dancer but if you can’t imagine & visualize what looks good, then being a choreographer may not be something to look into.

Being a choreographer is an art. Consider a song to be the blank canvas and you’re the movement & dance technique is the paint, you must create a work of art to that song using what you have you have & what you feel. Now imagine painting for hours & then realize that you are missing a certain color or a certain brush. How do you deal with that? As a choreographer you will experience many situations in which you have to work around or get over. One problem that you may go through as a choreographer is being given a group of dancers to work with & all of them are at different skill levels. There will be times in which you have to simplify choreography that looked so well in your mind because 3 or 4 people don’t know how to do this or to do that. Although, it’s unfortunate, you have to learn to compromise & work with what you have. Another obstacle that choreographers go though constantly is “choreographers block”. It’s the same concept as when writers get writers block. “For some reason you cant see a picture yet you still have a rehearsal that week or that night. It’s not like you can go online and steal things. Literally you have to find a way to get past that.”