Due tomorrow........ use attachment to complete...... dance homework.....
Make your own dance!
Complete this table with your hypothetical new dance work.
There are questions listed to help you be as specific as possible.
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Elements |
Description |
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Theme or Narrative |
Describe what your dance will be about (storyline, concept, image, social issue, etc).
Also, what style of dance will you be choreographing (pick 1 to 2)?
Tentative title of work? |
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Dancers |
How many dancers will you use (can also breakdown female>male ratio, if applicable)
What type of emotion and dynamics will they use to tell your story?
What types of shapes or formations will you use? |
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Music |
Will you use instrumental music or music with lyrics?
What type of instruments do you want highlighted (percussion, strings, wind, electornic)?
What emotions will the music portray? |
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Costumes |
What type of cothing will your dancers wear (cuts, pieces, shoes, hairstyles, if applicable)
What colors and textures will you use?
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Lighting |
What type of mood(s) will you create with your lighting? Will it be general lighting or do you plan to use specific things like spotlights? |
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Venue |
Do you plan to have your piece presented on a traditional proscenium concert stage, a black box theater with possibilities of audience shifts like theater in the round, a stage located outside, or site-specific, meaning in a public place not traditionally used for performances? |