Choreography

Choreography came from two Greek words:

• cholera - graphia

• khoreia - graphia

• koria - grafia

• corea - graphia

How many types of choreography are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

It is where dancers get a general guideline on what to do, but some movement can be interpreted by themselves.

• planned

• choreography

• shapes

• improvisation

It is dictated to the dancers in specific details. It is the one mostly used in all kinds of dance styles.

• improvisation

• formation

• planned

• direction

It refers to where the dancer is moving

• Shapes

• Time

• Direction

• Formation

It refers to the position that the body occupies.

• Shapes

• Space

• Direction

• Formation

It refers to the rhythm, tempo and unison of the movement.

• Shapes

• Space

• Time

• Formation

It refers to the motions of the dancer’s body. Locomotor or non-locomotor movement maybe used.

• Actions

• Space

• Shapes

• Formation

It refers to where the dancer is looking at.

• Actions

• Space

• Shapes

• Focus

It refers to where the dancer’s body is in the air as well as the vertical space the dancer’s body occupies.

• Actions

• Level

• Shapes

• Focus