little red rooster Flashcards
describe the first interaction with the female dancer in little red rooster
holds onto male and does an attitude to the back before moving it to the front and swithcing legs and looping her arms around the male dancers head but he escapes
describe the second interaction with the female dancer
she grabs the male dancers arm and legs but he kicks her to the floor
as she attempts to stand up he knees her in the face
she spends the whole interaction on a lower level to represent her lower status in society
what is the intentsion of the male soloist
he is trying to impress the other male dancers more than he is truing to impress the female dancer
how do the other male dancers show domiance
they sway they dont even dance - like an intimidation technique
how do the male dancers act after they interact with the female dancer
they brush of their shoudler as if she has made him dirty
key points of the section
narcasisum - self obsession
grooming gestures and aniamalsistic gestures
competition between male dancers
male dominance 5:1
male dancers enterance is more controlled than female dancers enterance showing their self asuredness
negative and disposable attitudes towards women
3rd female dancer interaction
trio of men rag doll her around she does a hitch kick into ponche which is repeated in paint it black
themes
vulnerability of women
gender inequality
social heirarchy
female seduction shown in hip rolls and slinky arms
female frigidity
transition into lady jane
men walk in a grid pattern to meet the women who enter from stage left and walk upstage
begining entrance
male soloist does rooster strut and the other 4 dancers stand in an upstage semi circle watching
female dancer entrance
runs diagonally from upstage left through male dancers
describe the motif of the lyric “dogs begin to bark and hounds begin to howl”
the male dancer does the elvis knee knock where he inverts his legs to knock his knees together
he also jutts his head in a barking movement which is music visualistaion
knee knock links to social dance and associates the male soloist with presleys icon and rebellious sexuality
describe the motif on the lyric “ too lazy to crow the day “
the male dancer does the rooster call where he attitudes his right leg low behind and does a high release , mkaing a cone with his hands by his mouth
this shows his care free attitude and the power as it is insinuating that the soloist is the leader who calls the other roosters
describe the rooster jump
parrallel pas de chat with arms in front of the body and body leaning forward
its an aniamlistic movement , dog like to show excitablility and links to the song mentioning animals in a farm yard
describe the motif for the lyrics “ little red rooster on the prowl”
rooster call is repeated and two rooster struts , insinuates he is cat calling the female dancer as she enters displaying typical male dominance and confidence
describe the motif on the lyric “ i am the little red roooster “
rooster strut comencng on the rigght leg as if he is introducing himself
key motif from the female dancer to show nievety
the female dancer extends her leg and wraps her arms around her body - similar to ruby tuesday
this shows her nievety and acts as if she is protecting herslef after interacting with the men
key motif from female dancer to show confidence
female dancer runs in from stage left to centre stage she sweeps her arm up to drape it over her head and circles her hips
she is inticing the mens attention
describe the rooster spring
male dancer hops on one leg and holds his lapels , circling his elbows like wing s
shows his excitement
