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Composing Dances
Dance Composition Stimulus
Types of Dances Improvisation
Motif Elements of Dance composition
Choreographic Devices Compositional Structures
Final Composition
“To compose a dance is to create a work of art”
Stimulus
• idea, inspiration, starting point
• Basic impulse • Often SEVERAL stimuli
work collectively to influence the dance
OR: • Can accompany the
dance (music, set, text)
• Most dances are symbolic presentations of stimulus
Examples:AuditoryVisualKinestheticTactileIdeational
Types of Dances
A) Classified by GenreSome examples:• Ballet• Tap• Jazz• World Dances
(African, Belly Dancing, Irish step Dancing)
• Modern
B) Terms of how they are choreographed• Pure Dance• Abstract or Non-
Narrative• Narrative
Dance/Dramatic Dance
• Comic Dance
Improvisation
So far choreographer has done:• Chosen stimulus• Decided on how stimulus presented• Decided on style and type of dance• Next Step:• IMPROVISATION• WHY?????
Improvisation
• experimentation with movement
• new ideas evolve• spontaneous,
transient creation –not fixed, not formed.
• movement ‘feels right’• can be selected and
refined• Never over, used
throughout
• Movement then must have:
Have meaning Relevance to the
idea of the dance Interesting and
original in action, dynamics, and spatial patterning
Potential for development
Motif and Development
MOTIF: movement or short movement phrase that forms the basis of the structure of a dance.It can:a) convey the theme / idea of the dance in physical formb) mark a recurring feature of the accompaniment, e.g., chorus of the musicc) convey a characterd) reflect the initial visual stimulus, e.g., pose from a picture, photograph, Sculpture etc
16 Ways to Manipulate a Motif
1. Repetition2. Retrograde3. Inversion4. Size5. Tempo6. Rhythm7. Quality of
Movement8. Instrumentation
9. Force10. Background11. Staging12. Embellishment13. Change of planes/levels14. Additive/Incorporative15. Fragmentation16. Combination
Elements of Composition• Space
– Levels– Geometry
(Direction, dimension, plane)
– Shape– Floor Pattern– Design in space– Personal space– Active space– Performance Space
• Time– Tempo– Duration– Momentum– Regular or irregular– Accent– Metre– Natural rythms– Stillness
• Energy – tension vs. release– seven qualities of
movement– Weight or force
Choreographic Structures & Devices
• AB• ABA• Rondo (ABACADA)• Theme and Variation• Narrative Form• Canon• Chance Method• Collage• Mirroring
Final Composition
• Changes constantly• Includes:
Stimulus Types of Dances Improvisation
Motif Elements of Dance composition
Choreographic Devices Compositional Structures
Final Composition
• Relates to the motif• Work of Art