Dance Design
refers to the linked relationship between intention, form, and movement vocabulary
Intention
refers to the ideas or concepts that a choreographer seeks to communicate through the creation of the dance work
Form
refers to the identifiable structural elements in a dance work. This may involve, choreographic devices, motifs and links between phrases, sections, and movements.
Movement Vocabulary
The choreography executed and manipulated throughout the dance work
Movement Categories
Gesture
Elevation
Falling
Turning
Travelling
Stillness
Gesture
refers to movement of any isolated body part
Elevation
refers to actions that result in the upward change in the level of the dancer’s body or body part
Falling
refers to actions that result in the downward change in the level of the dancer’s body or body part
Turning
refers to the amount of rotation of a dancer’s body or body part around a vertical or horizontal axis
Travelling
refers to movements that the dancer uses to traverse through the space
Stillness
refers to the control of movement that results in the lack of such
Physical Skills
Flexibility
Alignment
Control
Transference of weight
Stamina
Strength
Balance
Coordination
Flexibility
to develop and refine flexibility, dancers should warm up through cardio vascular exercise before complete static stretching
