rooster

Question 1

How many sections are in rooster?

Answer 1

Eight

Question 2

What is the first section called?

Answer 2

Little Red Rooster

Question 3

How many dancers in LRR

Answer 3

5 male and 1 female

Question 4

What are the key themes of LRR

Answer 4

male dominance, arrogance and chauvinism

Question 5

What is a motif in LRR that shows male arrogance/power?

Answer 5

slicking back hair
straightening tie
rooster strut- walking forward with hands hung at the front and head making a jerking motion

Question 6

What do the male costumes show in LRR?

Answer 6

The men have different coloured shirts and ties to each other which reflect the sixties style and Mick Jagger, the use of the different colours represent the individuality they are allowed to have from one another.

Question 7

What does the female costumes show in LRR?

Answer 7

In LRR the female dance has a black dress on with pleats of red that poke through as she begins to dance which could suggest love/danger/passion. Due to them all being the same it could suggest they are less important in society.

Question 8

What is section 2 in rooster called?

Answer 8

Lady Jane

Question 9

How many dancers are in LJ?

Answer 9

All of them
5 male and 5 female

Question 10

What are the themes of LJ?

Answer 10

courting
shift in power (male now offers women his hand but she is still tentative as he thrusts and licks his lips)
folk based dance

Question 11

What are some motifs for LJ?

Answer 11

Man offers hand to woman she is tentative to sit down.

Question 12

What are the costumes like in LJ?

Answer 12

same as LRR

Question 13

What is the third section called?

Answer 13

Not fade away

Question 14

How many dancers are in NFA?

Answer 14

1 male and 1 female

Question 15

What are some themes on NFA?

Answer 15

childhood
playfulness
goofiness
courting

Question 16

In the third section, not fade away, what are some motifs?

Answer 16

Man steps forward and hops in the air whilst flapping arms and wobbling head.
she makes him feel like he can fly
At the end of the dance she waves goodbye to him.

Question 17

What are the costumes like in NFA?

Answer 17

The same as the first two sections

Question 18

What is the fourth section called?

Answer 18

As tears go by

Question 19

How many dancers are in ATGB?

Answer 19

4 male and 4 female
one of each gender is being shown to be left out

Question 20

What are the themes of ATGB?

Answer 20

childhood
bullying
playfulness
skipping

Question 21

What are the costumes like for ATGB?

Answer 21

the same as the previous sections

Question 22

What are some motifs for ATGB?

Answer 22

3 females interlace arms as they do the left out female drops to the floor
3 males reach out hand to 1 male but as he reaches back to drop their arms

Question 23

What is the fifth section?

Answer 23

Paint it black

Question 24

How many dancers are in PIB?

Answer 24

3 female and 1 male

Question 25

What has happened to the man’s costume in PIB?

Answer 25

he has removed his blazer which could show the amount of power he had has been reduced

Question 26

What happens to the females costumes in PIB?

Answer 26

The females are still uniform but instead are wearing black mini skirts which show female empowerment and progression in society, they also have red scarfs which they use to whip him towards the end

Question 27

key points of PIB?

Answer 27

although women have progressed in society they still only dance at the back of the stage and remain in unison throughout which could suggest the lack of choice they had but also the support they provide for each other

Question 28

male motifs PIB?

Answer 28

he has explosive jumps that are very dynamic- could this suggest panic

Question 29

What is the sixth section called?

Answer 29

Ruby Tuesday

Question 30

how many dancers are in RT?

Answer 30

1 female and 4 males

Question 31

What happens to the females costume in RT?

Answer 31

She now has a burgundy red dress on which could show her power over the men as well as her being the lead in the dance which is the first time a female leads in Rooster

Question 32

What are the themes of RT?

Answer 32

sixties hippie vibe- Bruce wanted to show all angles of the sixties shift in dynamic carefree untroubled by male attention

Question 33

Some motifs of RT?

Answer 33

-creates a lotus flower with her hands -extends leg out to the front then embraces herself throughout she is aware that the males will catch her

Question 34

What is the seventh section called

Answer 34

Play with fire

Question 35

What is significant about the costumes in PWF?

Answer 35

a feather boa is introduced for this dance

Question 36

How many dancers are in section 7, play with fire

Answer 36

1 male and 1 female

Question 37

What are the themes of PWF?

Answer 37

male chauvinism seduction

Question 38

how is the feather boa used

Answer 38

to entice the male dancer but also to mock the female

Question 39

Motifs in PWF?

Answer 39

the female dancer entices the male by shaking the feather boa like a bull fighter summons a bull the male often flexes his arms to show off

Question 40

What is the eighth section called

Answer 40

Sympathy for the devil

Question 41

How many dancers are in section eight, SFTD?

Answer 41

All of them 5 male 5 female

Question 42

What does this section consist of

Answer 42

A combination of the previous seven dances