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Question: I need tips on choreographing dance pieces!?
It's like I can always imagine the dance and the emotions that surround it (I'm talking lyrical and jazz) but I just can't put the moves together and be creative!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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You need to have a concept!. Anything [any movement] that is not about the concept is filler!. The clearest and easiest example I can think of to explain this is a robot!. If you were to make a dance about a robot, you might choose angular movements!. You might bend stiffly at the joints!. You might start the dance with lots of fast movements and then gradually slow down as the robot ran out of batteries!. If you did slow sustained movements inbetween the dance would make no sense!. No one could understand your concept!. The slow sustained movement would be filler!.

Find a concept that interests you!.

Bring a Famous Painting to Life

Abstract a sporting event

The movements of nature on an autumn day

use space writing of your name in the air and on the floor!.

Use different body parts to draw through space!.
Abstract and exaggerate the movements of a politician
Use the word "wating' or "greeting'

Make a dance about the character of the wicked step mother/witch of Snowhite,reation when the mirror tells her snowwhite is still alive!.

If you have a concept and you stick to it, you will find movement!. It will be hard!. You will have to create new movement, but it will communiate to oters!. It will be artistic!.

Usa the elements of dance to strenghten your movements

Use space [high, low, mediums, and floor patterns]
Use time-slow, fast medium, and of course the music you are using
Use energy [sharp, sustained, percussive, stacatto, legato and lyrical]

I've spent too long on this answer and now spell check won't work!. Sorry!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hmmmm choreographing, one of the most dificult parts of dance!.
Id have to say the getting started is hardest of course!.
First off listen to the music a couple times get the emotion of the dance, which as youve said your good at!. Well once you have the skeleton, were you kinda see the moves happening but not really!. listen to the music again and during the chorus or most interesting part to you!. Go ahead and establish a base movement!.
like for jazz lets say you like
3 shineas,
1 jazz shinea,
followed by a barrel,
then a ground roll,
with 2 shaseas to the side and a hitch kick!.
Thats just an example!. but just visualizing it in your head and having that base plan will allow everyting else to fall into place!.
Trust me it still will take a long time, but just having that base makes everything alot easier!.
Its been known that a one minute piece can take 6 hours or longer to choreograph!.
Its a tough thing and i applaud you for it!. =]Www@QuestionHome@Com

feel the rythym in your heart and soul!dancing is from the heart!.Www@QuestionHome@Com