My senior project, In the Wake of Change, is a creative work which I choreographed and presented at the American College Dance Association, the EMU Undergraduate Research Symposium, and the EMU Dance Program student concert, “Crossroads.” The goal for this work was to present my explorations with choreographic methods such as repetition, movement based off the letters of words, and matching musical phrases with movement phrases, on as many stages as possible. I will dive into detail regarding my process, choices, and the piece’s narrative. I will describe the choreography process of the piece and the symbolism behind certain sections, as necessary. When at the American College Dance Association, or ACDA, in Grand Rapids this year I received feedback on my work. In the Wake of Change was presented in a formal concert at the ACDA conference where it received positive and constructive feedback from the conference’s international level adjudicators. I have included their individual feedback regarding my piece. This thesis concludes by describing my reflections about my experience creating the work.
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