TRADITIONAL TINIKLING

Practice This Week

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:07:27 -0400

Dear Tinikling dancers,

I know that the last couple of practices have been quite chill, but there are still quite a few dancers who have not been making enough progress to really show that they will be ready to perform for luau. Next practice as always is mandatory, however I do not want to see any of the dancers on the sidelines or sitting at the tables, especially when the choreography is not memorized nor perfected.

If you sincerely want to get better, then I need you to come to me and to talk about any issues with the dance. Also I need you to use the small time that we have effectively and actively.

If you feel however that you are not up to dancing at the moment, I need to get people more experienced with the sticks, so on your down time please click for your fellow dancers as a courtesy for those who want to practice.

At the end of practice I will talk to each individual about how they feel dancing their part of the dance. I will move you around to other parts if you and I feel it is best.

Thanks

Martin

please don’t mind our mistakes…at least we kept...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:29:49 -0500

please don’t mind our mistakes…at least we kept going

We hope that you can use this as a visual guide. If not, it is understandable considering the multiple mistakes, but use the beat in order to guide how fast you are going to be dancing. If you are doing the fast part especially, then listen so that you can get a better feel of the beat.

Thanks

Amanda and Martin

Please Remind Martin or Amanda when not being able to attend practices

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:24:33 -0500

If you are not able to attend practices, then we would like to know where you are. Whether you are sick, have to be somewhere else, at a practice for another dance, or just unable to attend the practice, please practice common courtesy to the choreographers by simply telling us before the meeting/practice or calling/texting us about not being there. By knowing beforehand who will be able to attend, we can better prepare for how we need to run rehearsal.

Also, if you are not able to attend an adequate amount of practices especially without notifying the dance head, your spot may be taken or you may be cut from the dance. We will try not to penalize anyone for simply not being able to go, but we still have to know why. Thanks.

questions? comments? concerns? can’t be there?

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See you at practice,

Martin

Choreography

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:23:22 -0500

This is a copy of the choreography written out. For those of you who need to be caught up, the names are self-explanatory but if you need clarification, please feel free to ask. Use this as a reference if you forget anything. The better you have the order and the choreography down in your head, the better you can perform when on stage.

First Group

Basic basic basic turn x2
Basic cross basic turn x2
Basic basic basic turn x2
Diamond

Basic back,basic turn turn

Second Group

Hop hop Hop hop Hop hop turn x2
Basic for 8 count (one person fakes)
(holds hands) basic basic full turn x2
Basic foot over foot back basic
Foot over foot back basic basic

Third Group

Tease
Basic basic basic turn x2
Basic cross basic turn x2
Basic basic basic turn x2 (some1 fakes)
(holds hands) basic basic full turn x2
Basic for 4 counts full turn+half turn then pose :)