Second Solo Dance Score “Leading with your heart”
This dance is about following ones heart and how the heart can change from one decision to another. In this case the decision is where the “heart” wants to be in the body. Going from one part of the body to the other. For most of this dance the dancer is very content and going where their “heart” is taking them. In some points the dancer will show playful joy instead of contentment were they go to a spot they feel happy in.
This dance begins with the dancer standing with their head down.
With the chest leading the movements starts. The dancer performs a few body rolls of the spine.
In the next move the dancer lifts their head up as their chest moves them forward.
They move towards the audience with their chest leading the way till a time that feels right for the dancer to switch from the chest leading them to their arms leading them forward, back ward, and or to the sides. (Either all of these movements or in one particular direction depending on how much passion this movement can hold).
The arms that are leading are elongated almost as if their heart has jumped from their chest to their hands and is leading their arms in what ever direction they feel they need to go in. (one or two hands will suffice for this).
At one point the dancer has both arms lift over their body and (almost putting their heart back in their chest) swings their arms forward and down. Their chest elongates towards the ceiling head back with an arched back.
In this moment the dancer slowly goes down to the ground (or at another point that the dancer feels prepared to go to the floor). The dancer while laying down stays still for a few moments and then does lifts with their chest.
Their heart is trying to decide if they want to be up or down and when the dancer finally sits up they start to do some chest compression while sitting. They continue the compression till they stand up.
With a few extra compression the dancer then does a few motions where their “heart” transfers to their feet.
Their feet lead the way across the stage.
At some point the dancer changes from the metaphorical heart leading their way to the heart of personality. By this I mean they dance with joy.
Excited about some new toy they dancer just got, or the idea that they dancer will now be going to see a friend at the park, or the realization that their hard work on a project is finally paying off. I can not decide which specific joy I particularly want, but the emotion must be excited and feel anticipation (even slight anticipation).
Some times jumping for joy sometimes screaming for joy this part is all over the stage and energetic.
There are a few spins (not ballet) and maybe a split in the air.
The end of this dance consists of the dancer looking at the audience with their arms on their hips smiling feet shoulder with apart as though they just concord a mountain or proudly finished a project that lasted forever.