Ruby Tuesday

Question 1

Actions in ruby tuesday

Answer 1

Deep plie movement, elevated leaps, covering of the head/face, slow walks, coupe position, twirling with hair, arabesque, flower gesture, inward round kick, 5th position,running, attitude hops, circular spring, development of movement of arms from paint it black, Waltz Turns, arabesque, outward round kick, spirals of the torso, chaine turns, development of paint it black arms, throwing everything away motion

Question 2

Space in ruby Tuesday

Answer 2

Diagonal pathway,
Female starts centre stage,
Lower levels with plies and high levels with lifts and jumps,
Males walk in a horizontal line formation.
Travels from 2 males to the other 2(SL to SR)
Size of movement increases as the song climaxes. (grande jetes)

Question 3

Dynamics in ruby Tuesday

Answer 3

Flowing to suggest her freedom and carefree attitude Smooth and Starts slow and becomes faster and more energetic

Question 4

Relationships in ruby Tuesday

Answer 4

the male dancers make a line formation behind lady Jane as she is performing her solo
When they are behind her they perform contrasting movements that are much more smaller than her explosive movements
She lets the males presenting her in more twists and turns which develops what she performed previously

Question 5

Set, costume , props and lighting in ruby Tuesday

Answer 5

Female costume-red, shin length flowy dress, long sleeved, bare feet, long loose hair. Hippie style clothing-loose- could reflect free spirit and hippy movement in the 60s.
The male costumes- different bright coloured shirts and ties, black blazers, grey trousers and black shoes

Question 6

Aural setting in ruby Tuesday

Answer 6

The song is called “ruby tuesday”
Music visualisation - the tune of the actual music links to the hippy
movement as it is quite flowy and saying goodbye to the old era. ‘Loose your dream, lose your mind’‘Change with every new way’ Symbolising the new era and saying ‘Goodbye’ to the old attitudes to women
Starts soft and then gets more bass and energy
“She comes and goes” changes direction

Question 7

Dance and choreographic style in ruby Tuesday

Answer 7

Ballet, lyrical and graham technique highlights bruce eclectic style
Gestures
Draws upon social, political and historic themes.
Starting point is aural setting
Minimal setting (costumes, set, lighting) Collaborative approach
Set tasks for the dancers
The first part of the dance which is majority a solo
partner work still used as usual when the male dancers enter

Question 8

Themes In ruby Tuesday

Answer 8

Hippy character- link to the hippy movement in the 60’s. Power, identify, freedom, carefree
The freedom can be seen by the flowing and bare feet Carefree attitudes seen by hair twirling
Her use of levels, swirling and balletic gestures contribute to her carefree nature
Reflects the hippie movement in the 60s in which people found more freedom to explore their identity and women were able to express themselves much more
She has some childlike qualities - almost like a child of nature

Question 9

Key motifs in ruby Tuesday

Answer 9

The interaction “Ruby” has when the men first enter appears to be very impulsive as she is centre downstage and twirling her hair before suddenly running up, upstage and jumps into the men’s arms as they catch her into a cradle. The impulsive nature of this highlights how she is now in power and that the men have to bend to her will, depicting how women are now gaining power and freedom - linking to the hippie movement in the late 60s. Perhaps the use of the “cradle” hold could be a reflection of how Ruby is being reborn and how women in society were being reborn as they were gaining more rights and respects for them and their bodies however this can also be a reflection of mother nature and the hippie movement
Flower hands - the female dancer stands in 5th position with her right foot in front, facing the audience. Her hands ascend up her body to infront of her face connected at the wrist, following her hand with her head. She twisted her wrist in a circular motion while extending her right leg out bending in a pile position, collapsing over her left leg. > flower power, 70’s movement
Four male dancers enter from stage right walking with small slow steps in unison. They stand in a semi circle and click to the front then to the back, mimicking back dancers. The female dancer is loose ballroom hold with a male dancer. As he spins her they grow apart and yet she maintains the position of her arms as if she was in the hold still - could signify her independence.