Why are we learning both techniques?

I think that we are learning both techniques for a few different reasons. One reason i think we are learning both techniques is to give us an understanding of how people use to dance a while back to now and to show how insiprational both people are to these styles of dance. Also i think we are learning them not only to see how insiprational they are but to teach us new skills that we haven't learnt before. Another reason i think we are learning these technques is to shows how completly different they are; Martha Graham uses her dance techniques to show alot of emotion in the body, i think her moves are every flowy for example if she wanted to show pain from standing to low she would make sure that the body would flow from head to toe. This emotion could be dissapointment, upset, lonely or show no confidence but this emotion would all flow and set an atmoshpere according to the emotion. Whereas Cunningham is a every force movement person and he restricts parts of the body from moving. He took all of Martha's flow and made it masulin, tense, strong. For example the twist's and spins in his techniques all have to be every strong and forceful, no flow. both techniques are every different and i believe we are learning them to see the difference, to understand how different the two people are, even though Cunningham got taught by Martha! It just goes to show that Cunningham wanted to make it his own and make it unique to anyone elses.

Cunningham techniques

23seconds in i need ti extend my arms more  so that more energy looks like it is flowing.
We first started of by doing the bounces, i noticed that my shoulders need to be slightly moved forward to make more of a curve in my back and fit up to the starndars of the cunningham technique. To get this curve in my back i will just have to keep practicing it. I also noticed that my arms were floppy and they need to be stronger and more presentable. My head needs to look more heavy to give more of an effect and also my legs need to be more straight and not bent. at 56 seconds i  need to make sure that my ares are more tense and stong so that they look better.When raising on toes i need to go as high as possible and not just go half way up. a good point for exercise one would be that we are all in time and that i am making clear movements.
The second exercise was the torso twist which was alot quicker moves with a curved back to a flat back. A focus point for me is to make sure my head is down at all times and not poking up and also to show energy all the time. When turning to the side my head needs to turn with my body and not face the front. I feel that all my moves were curved and in a good position but my back needs to be more flat when it comes to straightening it out. 1.56 when turning my body my hips (and headlights!) should stay facing the front and not turn with me.
The 4th exercise was to do you our feet. On this i think i did well with keeping my toes pointed and controling my legs throughout but i need to push my foot through the floor until i cannot anymore then more it to a further position instead of just putting my foot into the position that is furthest without pushing it.
We then went on the the arched back, curved back and the circles. at 3:01 on my 'ankle knee down' i need to make sure my toe hits them and not my hole foot.
The 3rd exersise was plie's. When bending at 3:36 my knees need to be more outwards to get a better plie and to engage all my muscles more. At 3:47 i feel i needed to make my arms more bigger in making those circles and tilt my body more to each side and arch my back more when going around. Another thing with my arms is they should stay straight throughout. My hips shouldnt trust forward they should stay still as it is all to do with the back movement. I should alsomake the exercise more snappy.
Exercise 5 was another foot exercise. I think i started with a good starting position, ever upright and ready for dance. At 4:27 i noticed i started sinking into my hips and i need to pull up my weight to not do this. at 4:32 i had a good pointed foot. When coming back i need to use floor as resisitance and actually use the floor and not just out my foot into its position.
We then moved on to a more of a dance routine which was torso wraps. Things i do need to improve on is keeping my arms strong and not just flopping them about. I need to look over my shoulder more to improve my wrap. And a 5:35 i need to roll up through my spine more.
We then moved on to rotating and circulation of the shoulders and elbows i also fought this was a strong point for me as the timing was good with everyone. But i need to keep my arms strong and at 6:32 my palms need to b facing each other. 6:38 in plank i need tp lower my bum when on the floor. And when gettin up from this plank i need to roll up through spine slowly.

triplets

For the triplets i feel that mst steps were at equal lenght but all of the steps should be, i also need to stay on the same sort of level where as i when high low high low. Throughout the whole thing i had my head down and i should look up, be confident with what i was doing and not look down the hole time.

Gramham technique - standing contractions, twiddles, core training, jumps

At first we started with the flat backs and i feel my first flat back was very good and my arms staied strong and straight at 23s. I also feel that my second position was good and my feet were wide. My second flat back wasnt as good as my first as my head was too far down therefore it wasnt completly straight. Another time thins happened was at 1:59 my head was again too low.
We then moved on to contractions and at 2:35 i feel my flat back looked good as the contraction come from the lower back looked breath taking.
At 2:40 twiddles start. when we first started them i need a long neck and
need too look up more. 3:16 arms start to drop so i need to keep them strong throughout the whole thing.
3:34 core training starts. I feel my balance was good but i need to have a bit more stablity as i do start to wobble at some points. Things to help would be staring at a spot, lift head and feel confident or feel you have a 3rd leg and thats holding you up. Also keeping my arms still could level out the balance and keep me stable. When i lower my back also i should keep everything sucked in.
We then moved on to pulses on the floor. I felt this was quite strong for me as i was quite low and kept pulses goind, i did fall down at one point but i should keep going, not quit and carry on working my abs. Also when doing sit ups i felt this was a stong point for me too as i carried on going and i felt i had good pointed toes when doing them. We then worked our abs by standing on toes and fore arms, i need to put my bum now to work my abs more.
we then started on out jumps, theres alot i need to work on like keeping my balance whilst doing but i felt that i did strech my leg out far but could have been further. I also need to tell more of a stroy when doing it and show more of a passion for the dance, show that it isnt just a dance that there is more to it and a story and feeling in every move i do. I also feel my arms need to be alot stronger when coming out as they should be sharp and not just thrown out.

warm up - graham technique

At the very beggining of the video i begin to touch my hair and strach my face, i should be standing upright, not moving and made everything i do at the standard of performance. In one of the exercises do to with our arms, at 4:12, we tilted ourselves to the side with one arm over our heads to strech our sides and leg, i then stuck my bum out, i need to push it in so my body makes a line from head to toe and no bums sticking out. To get this perfect line i should bend my knee out more so my bum can come inward with that instead of out. We then did a running exercise flicking our toes when they lifted the ground, i found this was a weakness and need to flick them more. Also when running, at 3:00, i need to run more like a contempary dancer instead of a heavey footed runner.
At 4:07 the arm excersises then started. A strong point for me is that i felt that my arms are straight and strong. We the put our arms in the air in a 'V' shape. I need to make my arms more strong and ingaged. The alignment in my arms do need to be strong and i need to show stronger ab's.
5:38 the contractions start. A strong point for me i found when sitting i had a straight back and when coming up i had a straight back a good point for this was at 7:19 and by keep practicing this it helps the spine be more flexible and fluent. When contracting and going over i feel i need to put more effort in getting low and tryin to make my head touch the floor.
7:47 the foot exercises start. my foot should ping off the floor more and be more pointed as they are flexed and just fling about they should be more controlled. When doing the 'break' my torso should bend more and be more moveable. Also when coming back from pinging my foot off floor my toes should be the first thing to hit floor the ball of foot not the whole foot together.
With all of this every thing should be so energetic and levels of energy should never go down in rehersal or performance.