12. Final Evaluation
Today marks the end of my choreographic process as I performed my solo to be assessed. I have gained many new experiences throughout the process which will not only help me in my dance career but also in my day-to-day life. At the beginning of the process, I wanted to show the struggles which women faced in the 1800s, tackling injustice, ridicule, and invalidation. I then developed this idea by showing these themes through movement, created motifs using quotes from my stimulus ‘Ain’t I a Woman’ and created a section that relates to how these issues are treated in the 21 st century. Now at the end of the process, I am happy with how I have been able to portray these ideas throughout my choreography. Initially, I intended to have an abstract piece and I didn’t have a storyline in mind. However, as the process progressed, I found myself discovering a natural storyline between showing the development from being a housewife to speaking out at conferences and developing these to show c...
