Transcript How do choreographers use choreography to tell a story?

AGENDA – Dance Forms and Purposes
•To Get:
• Handout pages 49-54 and the reading from the front table.
•To Do:
• Opener – complete on the back of page 49
• Dance Notes Day 2
– Choreographic Forms
– Purposes
• Dance Viewing Guide
Opener
(put on the back of page 49)
1. Name the three elements of dance.
2. In the following clip choose the most
important element of dance for this
performance and describe two aspects of this
element for the dance seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk5reVYChlo&list=PL52B32A79AFC095AB
• Choreography is when the elements of
dance are used to create visual
compositions that use movement.
Principles of Composition
• Remember how the definition of dance talked
about the principles of composition?
• They are:
BEGINNING
MIDDLE
END
Dances become artistic when they include the
principles of composition.
• AB: two-part structure; made up of two different
sections which may or may not be repeated
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj5qoo9kQRM
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Wade Robson – Ramalama
• ABA: three-part structure; three-part dance
compositional form where the first and third parts
are the same and the second is different
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYrCXg9Vbr4
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Mia Michaels – Look Into My Eyes
• Call and Response: One soloist or group
performs, with the second soloist/group
answering or moving in “response,”
– often associated with African music and dance
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl6FLfHTC68
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Fred and Ginger- “Isn’t it a Lovely Day” from Top Hat
• Narrative: Structure that follows a specific
story line to convey information through a
dance
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQumAKlCJUY
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Kayla & Kupono - Gravity
Types of Dancing
• Performance:
– requires an audience
• Participation:
– anyone can participate
Why do people dance? Purposes
• Ceremonial:
– dances created or performed for rituals or
celebrations
• e.g., dances of Native Americans and West Africans to celebrate life events
such as harvest, ritual dances associated with worship
• Artistic Expression:
– dance created with the intent to express or
communicate emotion, feelings, ideas
• e.g., ballet, tap dance, modern dance, dance created and performed in a
concert and/or theatrical setting for an audience
• Recreational:
– dancing for entertainment, to support recreational
activities
• e.g., ballroom, line dancing, aerobic dance, dance as a hobby
Purposes of Dance Application
• Objective:
– To demonstrate your knowledge of the purposes of dance by
analyzing real life examples
• Assignment:
– Read the handout provided. For each dance described,
complete the chart below your purposes notes.
– Note: The costumes must have color.
• Requirements:
– The entire chart must be completed with color where
appropriate
• Time allotted: 15 minutes
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Dance Viewing Guide – Page 49
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Title: The Way You Make Me Feel
Choreographer: Cooper Nelson
Date: 2000
Place: NYC
Performers: Center Stage Cast
Style/Context: Ballet/Modern
Exit Slip- Write the answer on a half sheet of
paper.
1) “The length of time a movement lasts”
a. duration
b. phrase
c. time
d. movement
2) “The degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving.”
a. alignment b. force
c. weight
d. tension
3) “The relationship of one movement or part of a movement to
another.”
a) narrative b) time
c) force
d) theme
4) These movements usually travel in pathways through space across
the floor or in the air.
a) non-locomotor movements
b) force
C) locomotor movements
d) action
5) In 4/4 time, draw the note that gets one beat. Also, how many counts
does a whole note get?