Modern Dance #141/#142Warm-Up

MODERN DANCE #141/#142WARM-UP

Carla Lubow-Choreography/Mission College Spring2016

Song: ‘El Capitalismo Foraneo’ by Gotan Project

PART 1:Drops/Reaches/Rolldown Stretch

Drop upper back FRBL, Connect and flow into a circle; Reverse starting Left.Reaches overhead LR, Rpt with Plie, Rpt reaches side RL, Rptwith Plié. Wraparms around torso to overhead position and rise to releve 2X C 1 2, drop into Plie with forward back release and double bounce/plie C 3 4 (arms wrap and open) andunroll back to vertical with wrap (Tshirt wrap) by circling armstooverhead C5–8 with arch to ceiling and clasp hands behind the back C8. Rolldown C1–4,Gran Plié and arch back C5–8,straighten legs C1,2,Demi Plié C 3, straighten C 4, Demi Plie C 5and roll up C 5 – 8.

Do entire sequence in parallel, 1stand 2ndpositions.

PART 2: Laterals/Circles

From Wide Parallel position –Stretch RLRL straight legs C 1- 4, Circle torso RC 5 – 8 with straight legs. Rpt. starting Left. Rpt entire sequence in plié but cut in half…. RL circle R, LR circle L. Doentire sequence entire sequence in Wide Parallel and Narrow Parallel positions.

PART 3: Plies

2 Demi Plie (second one w/ contraction), 2Gran Plie w/ arms in second position (to the sides) on 1stGran Plié and circling low to high 5th position(en haute) on 2ndGran Plié. Do sequence in 1st, 2nd, 5th/R front and 5th/L front positions.

PART 4: Degaje Brushes

From 5nd position with arms in second position brush R foot and leg 2X into a lunge and push back and close 5th position. Do En Croix (F,R,B). Transition - Do 3 degajes from 1st position into a 2nd position plie and transfer weight onto the R leg and close 5th position with L leg in front. Rpt sequence L. Rptwith a single degaje into lunge FRB, transition to the side remains the same. Rpt single degaje/lunge with L leg. Close 1st position, releveand circle arms to conclude.