Diagrams Study Models - Lets Salsa!

This model represent the organization diagram. Through the use of curved elements in order to represent the differnt motions of the feet, I try to show what kind of space do dancers form in the space. It can be said that the organization is clusted/radial. Clustered because different spaces are formed with different sizes and shapes; however, they are arranged around a central point. Moreover, this model also shows the relationship of the dancers. Even though the hava a common space in the middel, they also have their independence. By using this elements in order to create this motions and relationships, I was able to create some kind of space that somehow describes salsa a little bit.

This diagram represent the bodies' motions, all of them being subtle and "rounded". Even though the two bodies share a common space, they also have its independent one. The lower level of the model shows the leg's movement back and forth and side to side. Moreover, as the eye goes up the model, you can see the torso's movement and finally there is only one head movement. This last level was made to represent the unity of the dance without leaving aside its independence and fexibility.

This diagram was intended to be a vertical one; however, as we played with it we realize the potential it possesed when being layed horizontally. With this model I wanted to represent the flwxibility and subtleness of salsa within the frame. Because it is an structured dance, the dancers can be very flexible but depend on that structure set by the body position. Furthermore, through the curved elements, I want to transmit the sensuality of salsa dance.

This is a tempo diagram model. Usually, salsa songs start with an introductoru part that is not dance. This part is followed by 8 beats, which only 6 are danced. The way you dance those beats go as follows: quick-quick-slow-pause (or decoratie movement). This pattern is repeated in order to make up the 8 beats in each compass. Furthermore, I used curved shapes in order to support the sensulity, flexibility, and subtleness that characterize salsa.

With this diagram my intention was to show the relationship between the man and the woman. Here, I demonstrate the importante of the woman in realtion to tha man, who is only a support for her. This is why I used this main shape which embraces somehow this secondary figure, which is the man. Furthermore, my intention with this diagram was also to show the space they ocuppy. You can see that this figures do not use a big space; on the contrary, the proportion on dancer to space used is 1 to 1. Moreover, they share some space and that is why the elements belonging to the different figures overlap.