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The student will:
1. Invent dance movement through guided individual movement explorations.
2. Discover dance movement solutions to group improvisation problems.
3. Develop awareness of other dancers in group dance improvisations and
work with others in a group toward common structural goals.
4. Create spontaneous dance movement based on the elements of dance:
space, time and energy.
5. Experiment with a variety of approaches, such as the use of imagery,
narrative, words, props, and sounds, to inspire new dance movement.
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I. Active dance warm-up
A. Continuous individual dance movement exploration based on
instructor cues.
B. Early warm-up focuses on easy movements and use of all body
parts.
C. As warm-up progresses suggestions for more strenuous movements
are introduced.
II. Duets
A. Mirroring exercises in which two dancers face one another
alternating leader and mirroring the leader's movement as
accurately as possible.
B. Exercises in which one dancer is passive and the other active
such as one dancer being a ball of clay that the other dancer
shapes.
C. Weight dependency exercises in which the two dancers experiment
with giving and taking of body weight.
III. Group Improvisations
A. Unison group "follow the leader" exercises based on dance
vocabulary.
B. Space-based explorations i.e. Improvisations based on the
Following aesthetic elements of dance:
1. Floor patterns
2. Shape
a. Symmetrical
b. Asymmetrical
c. Angular
d. Curved
3. Focus
4. Levels
5. Volumes
C. Time-based explorations i.e. Improvisations based on the
Following aesthetic elements of dance:
1. Underlying Pulse
2. Accent
3. Meter
4. Mixed meter
5. Rhythmic patterns
6. Rhythmical accompaniment with dancer produced sounds.
7. Breath phrasing
8. Duration and speed
D. Energy-based explorations i.e. Improvisations based on the
Following aesthetic dance elements.
1. Qualities of movement such as sustained, sudden, bound, free,
strong, and light
2. Dynamic contrasts
E. Miscellaneous improvisational problems for discovering new
Dance movement:
1. Improvisation to music
2. Improvisation to non-literal words or other vocal sounds
3. Prop explorations
4. Improvisations based on musical forms
a. Canon
b. ABA form
c. Theme and Variation
5. Narrative-based improvisations
6. Abstracted mimetic Improvisations drawn from sources such as:
a. Gestures
b. Animals
c. Machines
7. Improvisations based on physical contact
8. Improvisations based on expression of feelings
9. Imagined environments to evoke dance movement qualities
10. Other dance movement explorations devised by instructor