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ROMEO AND JULIET
Analysis of Movement
DANCE OF THE KNIGHTS (MEN)
ACTION
SPACE
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• Travelling in 4 straight lines
one behind the other. 3 main
characters in between the 4
lines.
• Walks going from the front of
the stage to the back and the
back to the front.
• Crossing in coup de pied going
from side to side on the spot
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Simple stepping movements
and walks (very repetitive)
Rande de jambe à terre
One hand ‘presenting’, other
hand on hip
Crossing the foot over in coup
de pied
DANCE OF THE KNIGHTS (MEN)
DYNAMICS
RELATIONSHIPS
Strong and smooth
Unison
DANCE OF THE KNIGHTS
(WOMEN)
ACTION
SPACE
• Walking (repetitive) side to side • Walk on in lines between the
with arm gesture reaching out
men
from chest, other arm on chest, • Side to side when gesturing
tilting head to side.
• Cross arms over above head,
sweep body around to the
other side and twist wrists
keeping arms above head.
DANCE OF THE KNIGHTS
(WOMEN)
DYNAMICS
RELATIONSHIPS
Gentle and flowing
Unison
DANCE OF THE KNIGHTS
(MEN AND WOMEN)
ACTION
SPACE
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Women circle men in pairs and then hold a
pose with elbow resting on hand. They
then extend their arm as the men circle
them.
Men and women circle each other (walking)
shoulder to shoulder both facing away from
each other and half a turn. They then
repeat.
Women slight backbend with arms crossed
across chest and men standing behind
hands on hips.
Men reverse port de bras of the arms as
women walk in front repeating their gesture
with the hand coming out from chest.
Men then cross the foot over in coup de
pied from side to side
Women courtesy and cross over to the
other side of the men and kneel down
middle finger and thumb together. Men
point at women.
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Circle pathways
Facing away from each other, facing
outwards
Cross over each other
Moving from side to side
DANCE OF THE KNIGHTS
(MEN AND WOMEN)
DYNAMICS
RELATIONSHIPS
• Smooth and steadily paced
getting quicker
• All women in unison
• All men in unison
BALCONY SCENE PAS DE DEUX
Action
Space
Romeo runs on
Romeo reaches up to Juliet,
Juliet reaches down to Romeo
They are both still.
In from the edge and hides
beneath the walls
Juliet is on the balcony
Romeo on the stage.
Relationships
Dynamics
Hold hands
Rushes in. when they see
eachother slows down
(romantic)
BALCONY SCENE (ROMEO)
Actions
Space
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Posé turn in attitude. Arms in attitude
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Downstage left corner towards Juliet
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Fouetté turn with straight leg
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Downstage right corner towards Juliet
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Double Piroutte
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Facing Juliet downstage right corner
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Half a posé turn into arabesque
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Upstage left corner away from Juliet
on the posé and facing her on the
arabesque. Also repeated to upstage
right corner
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Single and double tours en l’air – foot
in retiré
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Travelling and facing downstage right
corner- Juliet
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Lunge in grande 4th position towards
Juliet
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Facing downstage right corner - Juliet
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Grand jeté en tournant batteau
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Facing downstage right and left
corners
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Grande jeté
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In a big circle around the stage
BALCONY SCENE
(ROMEO)
Dynamics
Relationships
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Powerful, fast, explosive on jumps and
leaps
Fluid on turns
Soft arms on lunges
Mostly facing and dancing towards
Juliet in order to impress her
BALCONY SCENE
(ROMEO AND JULIET)
Actions
Space
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Juliet is supported by Romeo around
her waist. She performs a triple
pirouette en pointe and rande de
jambe en l’air to arabesque, arms in
2nd palms facing up.
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Vertical splits with right leg in front.
Rande jambe en l’air. Arabesque and
then falls into his arms. Falls the other
way.
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Romeo goes down on one knee and
presents to her, then lifts juliet lying
on his shoulders, juliet lifts leg up in
développé at 90 degrees he lowers her
down then repeats the lift three times.
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Juliet supported by romeo around her
waist. Performs a double pirouette
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Romeo walks around juliet with arm
around juliets waist then spins her
round. Drop and hug. Repeated.
Facing stage right.
CONTINUED… BALCONY SCENE
Action
Romeo lifts juliet up off the floor and
sweeps her feet across the floor.
Lift turns into arabesque and Romeo holds
juliet round the waist and spins her. Juliet
développé her leg. Repeats again but romeo
puts his arm out to compliment the
développé.
Romeo chases Juliet and pulls her back. Into
a lift where she does a grandé jeté spins her
round into an arabesque
Romeo supports juliet in a spin
Romeo lifts Juliet into a lift (inversion)
Juliets held upside down on Romeos
shoulders, he puts her down and hugs her
skirt
Juliet runs away and Romeo chases after
her. Juliet does an arabesque and Romeo
catches her.
Relationships