Key Content - Senior Dance - Choreography

When choreographing a dance, you need to have a clear purpose, ___________ and ___________.

The context of a dance are the...

• the meanings of the dance work

• the dance concepts and skills used

• circumstances or situations in which dance works are explored and made by choreographers and performers, and experienced by audiences

Examples of context include:

• Sociological, historical, political, personal, geographical, cultural, environmental and technological

• Sociological, financial, technological, personal, environmental and cultural

• Technical, agricultural, personal, environmental, technological and sociological

• Chemical, constitutional, political, geographical, technological and historical

A sociological context is...

• relating to human social behaviour, especially focusing on cultural and environmental factors

• relating to moods, attitudes, influences and conditions that existed in a certain time or time period

• relating to social influences and representations of time, place, politics, purpose, ethnicity, gender, spiritual and secular beliefs, and how these contribute to engagement, communication and meaning of dance works

A historical context is...

• relating to government or public affairs of a country or organisation

• relating to the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, as affected by human activity

• relating to moods, attitudes, influences and conditions that existed in a certain time or time period

A political context is...

• relating to government or public affairs of a country or organisation

• relating to physical or natural features of regions

• relating to a collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used to produce products or services

A personal context is...

• relating to a collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used to produce products or services.

• relating to emotions, sensory experiences, personal philosophy, beliefs and ideas

• relating to social influences and representations of time, place, politics, purpose, ethnicity, gender, spiritual and secular beliefs, and how these contribute to engagement, communication and meaning of dance works

A geographical context is...

• relating to physical or natural features of regions

• relating to the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, as affected by human activity

• relating to a collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used to produce products or services.

A cultural context is...

• relating to a collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used to produce products or services.

• relating to emotions, sensory experiences, personal philosophy, beliefs and ideas

• relating to social influences and representations of time, place, politics, purpose, ethnicity, gender, spiritual and secular beliefs, and how these contribute to engagement, communication and meaning of dance works

An environmental context is...

• relating to human social behaviour, especially focusing on cultural and environmental factors

• relating to moods, attitudes, influences and conditions that existed in a certain time or time period

• relating to the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, as affected by human activity