Intention may include: | dance piece as a form of expressive, collaborative or interactive communicationmessage to be conveyed through movements and effectsmood to be conveyedcreative experience intended for audienceexpressive effect on audiencecreative and expressive outcome for dancers. |
Dance piece may be: | duotriosologroup. |
Relevant personnel may include: | teacherperformerensemble memberdesigner:soundlightingcostumesmake-up and hairspecial effectsclientagentconductortutormentor. |
Sources may include: | improvisationresearch from:travelstudyown interestsobservations of everyday social and political lifeemotions or feelingsobservations of other dance forms and worksexploration of movementimages from naturesounds and visual effects from other art works. |
Stimuli may include: | music, such as:musical styles, like jazz, hip-hop and worldvocalinstrumentalpercussion, such as:drumshandsfeet stampspercussion instrumentsword motivation, such as:wobble, twitch, freezevault, twirl, collapsepause, swell, jerkvibrate, bound, creeptechnical equipment, such as:lightingaudiovisualfog machinesscaffoldingother props, objects and materials, such as:fabricinstrumentspuppets or dollspiece of clothingladder or chairsilent spacevarious texts. |
Choreographic plan may include: | dance styledance formmovement elements of shape, space, dynamics and timedance phrases and sequencesdance structures choreographic devices, such as:canonmotifrepetitionmirroringadditionretrogradeinversionaccumulation. |
Experimentation and improvisation may include: | stimuli driven free-formstructured spontaneouschanceindividual or shared investigation. |
Dance forms may include: | binaryternaryrondotheme and variationnarrativefree-form. |
Dance structures may include: | space shapegroup structuresgroup formationsdancer combinations. |
Unity, continuity and variety may include: | unified beginning, development and resolutionsense of wholeness or completeness of piecesense of connectedness between phrases and sequencescontrasts in use of spacecontrasts in energycontrasts in movement and motifscontrasts in phrasing, tempo and duration. |
Dance-creation process may include: | creativityeffectivenessinspirationaudience response. |
Safe dance practices may include: | understanding the body’s capabilities and limitations, including:alignment:flexibility (mobility)strength (stability)cardiorespiratory endurancemuscular endurancewarm-up and cool-down activities, such as:gentle stretchesaerobic exercisesanaerobic exercisesbreathing exercisesdoing exercises and performing routines on flooring appropriate to the genre and style of dance, such as:sprung softwoodtarkettsprung parquettongue and groove hardwoodresined floor for ballroom and Latin dancenon-slip for balletwood for tap and Spanishcorrect execution of dance stepsappropriate clothing and footwearnutrition and diet. |
Audio requirements may include: | music trackscue sheetsequipment, such as:CDscassettesmini disksloudspeakersaudio-mixing consoles. |
Lighting and vision system requirements may include: | cue sheetslighting plotsset up plansstage markingstypes of lightingequipment, such as:projectorsvideo players and monitorscomputer-operated equipmenttape recordersCD playersspeakerseffects and mixing deskslighting equipmentscreensportable liquid crystal display (LCD) and digital light processing (DLP). |
Flow may include: | smoothness of individual movementsfluidity of sequence of movement patternssmoothness of transitions between phrases and sections of pieces. |
Phrasing may include: | meaningful translation of the emotions and physical elements of the dance piece intentioncohesiveness of dance phrases or sequenceshearing and translating the nuances of the music. |
Dynamics may include: | accentintensityquality. |
Focus may include: | line of sightwhole body communication intentionemotionsspatial relationshipsenergy. |
Performance skills may include: | physical skillsprojection of emotionsprojection of confidence in body movement and energystage presence. |
Reflection and analysis may include: | class discussionsvideo replaysjournal entriesadjusted choreographic showingsdrawings or diagramsvisual and audiovisual stimuli and references. |