Structures of choreography

Ther devices you need to help choreograph a movement are ;

• Motif
• Motif Gesture
• Gestures
• Formation
• Dynamics
• Cannon
• Repetition
• Unison
• Symetery
• Climax
• Contrast
• Stillness
• Logical Sequencing

From all these devices I need to act upon the Dynamcis from Force, Flow, Speed.

Structures

A B - Binary

ABA - Rondo

ABACAD - Terniary

NARRATIVE - Telling a story.


I had never been aware of these before, excpecially structure in dance, I always knew there was structures in english, but not in dance. By having this it is very useful due to knowing the understanding of where to start due to having a guidence.

Dance planner

I have been looking into famous hits in the 80's.
 I found a range of different songs, there was 11 songs that I liked, but researching into them more, I narrated it down to 4 songs. 2 of them I really enjoyed listening to them, due to the beat it made it alot more interesting and connected with the styles I am focusing on.

The songs that I am focusing on at the moment are;

• 'Push it' by salt and pepper.  
• pump up the jam' Technotronic
• PYT / michael jackson

I really am focusing on the Pump up the jam song due to so many styles that could interpret into this dance, exspecially house which is what I am choreographing at the moment.
This song has an up beat and due to this I can therefore make the piece that I am choreographing, dynamics very strong and bouncy, with alot of characterisation.

I found some famous moves that were created in the 80's.

• Moon walk due to Michael Jackson
• The electric slide, this required alot of foot co-ordination and movement from left and right
• The Cabbage Patch I had already learnt in lesson, this was all control in the arms, with sharpe dynamics.
• Rogger Rabbit -
• The sprinkler
• The Running man
• The worm, this is well known in todays century.

I fully am aware of how to demonstrate a motif development through jazz now.
Today I had a range of photo's in which I needed to create with my group to develop tablexues. I had a picture that represented being part of a performance, my character was to be slutty, due to during this era, individuals expescially women would perform like this to get money.