Melt (work in progress). 8 February 2008. YouTube. Web. 29 April 2013.

Stephan Koplowitz: TaskForce UK Chapter 6 (site-specific dance). 26 June 2009. YouTube. Web. 3 May 2013.

Alyssa's analysis of Hotel Pool was insightful because she emphasized some of the different elements that are salient in a sight specific performance and distinct from a conventional stage one. In particular, her comment about the actual art including elements of the site, such as the water splashing up in the air after the dancers plunged into it, is the whole point of doing a site specific performance. I also agree with what she said about the setting from TaskForce UK Chapter 6 encouraging anticipation for the summer time. That was actually one of the best parts about this video, watching people in what must have been ideal (meaning hot) weather and taking advantage of it in a pool.

Just based on what Nicole wrote about Hotel Pool, it seems that this video has a lot in common...

This seems especially true about the dancers reflecting different moods. The dancers displayed an assortment of different moods and attitudes in Koplowitz's piece; at the end of the dance when they crept out of the water and the music receded some, they seemed various serious. In the beginning, however, they were really playful. it's interesting that I got a similar feel to Nicole about the trapped, nightmarish imagery of Melt (a work in progress).
I think Jessica's right when she talks about how there was so much space in the Melt (a work of progress dance), yet the dancers only occupied such a little amount of it. The fact that they were fastened to the wall on chairs certainly contributed to this effect, which became magnified by the size of the wall and the considerable distance of it -- and the dancers -- from the audience itself. The music is certainly eerie at times, which seems to contribute to the perception that…