Dance: Choreogrpahy

Dance: Choreogrpahy

1. Relationships

   • lead and follow
   • mirroring
   • action and reaction
   • accumulation
     • people gradually join
   • complement and contrast
     • complement = similar seen before but now developed
     • contrast = completely different movement
   • contact
   • formations

2. Choreographic devices

   • motif and development
     • change size, level etc.
   • repetition
   • contrast
   • highlights
     • important moments of a dance
   • climax
     • dance builds towards this
   • unison and canon

3. Choreographic structure

   • binary
     • two together
   • ternary
     • three together
   • rondo
     • comes back around, circle
   • narrative
     • story line
   • episodic
     • Infra
   • beginning/middle/end
   • unity
   • logical sequence
   • transitions

4. Aural Settings

   • song
   • instrumental
   • orchestral
   • spoken word
   • silence
   • natural sound
     • birds, nature
   • found sound
     • sound produced by people
   • body percussion