Due to Dance Education being such a physical nature, I
found that educating students about the technological demands of the
professional dance world would be an excellent way to incorporate technology
into the classroom. Dance has grown from being completely separated from
technology and computers to becoming an art from that relies on computers from
day to day tasks as well as performances. When most people think of computers
being a part of dance, the first genre that comes to mind is commercial dance. Some
examples of commercial dance that are known to the average person that is not
heavily involved in the arts would be Half time performances at professional
sporting events, films such as Step Up,
well known television shows such as Dancing with the Stars ,
and Broadway Musicals. I could inform my students on the technological advancements
made for the actual performance. Therefore if a student is more aware of the
current uses of technology in performance, then they would be more comfortable
dancing under those circumstances. One popular use of technology in dance
performance is projections on the stage. The most common method is front projection which is defined as “the
use of a source to bounce an image off a surface and back to the viewer. In
this case, the surface should be highly reflective, in order for the audience
to get the brightest image possible." (dictionary.com) Some advantages are
very clear images that can be seen from all different angles of the theater, vibrant colors that hold their color while projected on the stage. Some disadvantages are that lights can be seen from the back of the theater and can be considered distracting because the audience should be focusing on the stage not the lights that are coming from a projector in the back of the theater. Also directors find it difficult to light other aspects of the stage when working with front projected images. Teaching dance students who would like to become a professional dancer need to be aware of other aspects of the theater. Therefore having a lesson that revolved around sound design would be an ideal way to incorporate technology into Dance Education.
very clear images that can be seen from all different angles of the theater, vibrant colors that hold their color while projected on the stage. Some disadvantages are that lights can be seen from the back of the theater and can be considered distracting because the audience should be focusing on the stage not the lights that are coming from a projector in the back of the theater. Also directors find it difficult to light other aspects of the stage when working with front projected images. Teaching dance students who would like to become a professional dancer need to be aware of other aspects of the theater. Therefore having a lesson that revolved around sound design would be an ideal way to incorporate technology into Dance Education.
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