Triggered Play Analysis

The play Triggered was the first play I have attended that was a dance musical. This play was something that I personally did not expect what it was going to be, but I understood how it related to our class introduction to life time physical fitness. The play essentially was all dancing no talking and that was unique. I assumed musical plays had some skits of singing and dance but only one piece included singing and dance. Each skit was unique because each had different subsets of different dancers. From what I witnessed each dance included a physical technique. An example the first performance skit appeared to require a skill in balance, speed, agility, and physical effort. Another skit included running, jogging, jumping, and flexibility. These athletic aesthetics and basics were taught in our class as well and are very relatable. Units this could possibly relate to in our class were the running jogging unit, yoga, and circuit workout unit. Each unit included some form of balance, speed, and agility and …show more content…
With previous knowledge of flexibility from class and the Zumba class it made me realize the level of difficulty of these performances. I noticed how at the end of several dance skits the performers were gasping for air like running or holding their calves because of the lactic acid buildup of standing on toes to much it looked very difficult. Overall dancing seems to be a great form of physical exercise and activity. I remember my parents would often watch the show Dancing With The Stars and during the show many of the “Stars” would lose tremendous amounts of weight just off dancing alone. With that in mind if you don’t like running or going to the gym dancing certainly seems to be a great form of exercise to