"Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified."
Different choreographic techniques including improvisation, motif development, canon, and repetition.
Dance Terminology: Understanding the various terms used in dance such as plié, arabesque, and pirouette will enable you to better understand the intricacies involved in choreography.
Musicality: Learning about musicality is essential when it comes to choreography, as it involves understanding and incorporating the rhythm and tempo of the music into dance movements.
Dance Styles: Familiarity with different dance styles such as contemporary, classical, jazz, and hip-hop will help you develop a varied and diverse arsenal of moves.
Movement Analysis: Analyzing movements involves breaking them down into their constituent parts, understanding their mechanics, and piecing them together to create a coherent series of movements.
Composition: Composition refers to the process of putting together a dance sequence, including the selection of music, movements, and staging.
Improvisation: Improvisation is the art of spontaneous dance creation, in which dancers rely on their training and instincts to create movements on the spot.
Space and Time: Understanding how to use space and time effectively is an essential aspect of choreography, as it involves manipulating movement within a given space and time frame.
Choreographic Forms: Learning about different choreographic forms such as solos, duets, and group dances will help you create choreography that works best for the performance and intended audience.
Historical Context of Dance: Understanding the history and evolution of dance and its various forms can help you gain a deeper appreciation for the art form and inspire you in your own choreography.
Costuming and Stage Design: Knowing how costumes and stage design can impact a performance can allow you to create choreography that complements the overall aesthetic of the performance.
Narrative Choreography: Tells a story through dance movements and expressions, this type of choreography is commonly used in ballet and musical theatre.
Abstract Choreography: Focuses on shapes, patterns, and rhythms of movement and associations rather than any specific story.
Site-Specific Choreography: Incorporates the specific location or site of the performance into the choreography, using environmental or architectural features as part of the dance routine.
Improvisational Choreography: Spontaneous movements and actions created in the moment without prior planning or structure.
Contact Improvisation: A form of improvisation that focuses on physical touch and communication between dancers, often performed in pairs or groups.
Contemporary Choreography: A modern style of dance that emphasizes individuality, flexibility, and expression, often incorporating elements of different dance styles.
Classical Choreography: Emphasizes traditional dance techniques, typically used in ballet and other classical dance styles.
Folkloric Choreography: Based on cultural traditions, usually featuring dance movements rooted in traditional music and cultural stories.
Jazz Dance Choreography: High-energy and often fast-paced dance movements using elements like syncopated rhythms, isolations, and leaps.
Hip Hop Choreography: Takes inspiration from street dance style, often includes breakdance moves and combines fluid, popping, locking and other styles.
Historical Choreography: The reconstruction of dance routines from different eras to recreate historical performances accurately.
Collaborative Choreography: A team effort choreography that involves dancers and choreographers working together in the creative process.
Musical Theater Choreography: Combines dance and music, mostly used in theatrical performances, where the dance moves are synchronized with the lyrics of the songs.
Pop Choreography: It is mostly used in music videos, aiming to entertain audiences with a fun and energetic style that often involves simple and easy-to-learn dance moves.
Butoh Choreography: A contemporary dance form that originates in Japan, aiming to explore the darker side of human psyche and often involving slow and controlled movements with face expressions.
Kathakali Choreography: It is a classical dance style from India, mostly performed in Kerala, using facial expressions, hand gestures, and body movements to tell ancient mythology stories.
Capoeira Choreography: Originally from Brazil, it is a martial arts dance performed in pairs, creating a circle of audience participation.
Ballroom Choreography: A classic dance style performed in pairs, including slow waltz, quickstep, tango, foxtrot among others.
Flamenco Choreography: A traditional Spanish style that includes light and fast-paced footwork, strong rhythmic clapping, percussion, and guitar playing.
Salsa Choreography: A high- energy dance style, originating in Latin America, featuring fast and fluid movements, including spins, turns, and high kicks.
Tap Choreography: A dance style that uses the sound of tap shoes hitting the floor as part of the beat, focusing on rhythm, footwork and expressive movements.
Popping and Locking Choreography: Mostly used in hip-hop dance styles, creating jerky movements and sudden stops, emphasizing body isolations and staccato stopping.
Line Dance Choreography: A choreography that focuses on a group of dancers creating a line of synchronized movements that follows a set of directional steps.
Folklore Choreography: Traditional dances performed as a cultural showcase or celebration, emphasizing specific cultures in their dance styles.
Freestyle Choreography: A technique that allows the dancer to create movements or express themselves based on their feelings or emotions, without any prior choreographic plan.
"A choreographer is one who creates choreographies by practicing the art of choreography, a process known as choreographing."
"It most commonly refers to dance choreography."
"Dance choreography is sometimes called dance composition."
"Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition."
"The choreographic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas."
"In general, choreography is used to design dances that are intended to be performed as concert dance."
"The art of choreography involves the specification of human movement and form in terms of space, shape, time and energy."
"Movement language is taken from the dance techniques of ballet, contemporary dance, jazz dance, hip hop dance, folk dance, techno, K-pop, religious dance, pedestrian movement, or combinations of these."
"Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation."
"Dance choreography is sometimes called dance composition. Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition."
"Organic unity" is mentioned as an aspect of dance choreography.
"The art of choreography involves the specification of human movement and form in terms of space, shape, time and energy."
"The art of choreography involves the specification of human movement and form in terms of space, shape, time and energy, typically within an emotional or non-literal context."
"Movement language is taken from the dance techniques of ballet, contemporary dance, jazz dance, hip hop dance, folk dance, techno, K-pop, religious dance, pedestrian movement, or combinations of these."
"In general, choreography is used to design dances that are intended to be performed as concert dance."
"Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition."
"In general, choreography is used to design dances that are intended to be performed as concert dance."
"The art of choreography involves the specification of human movement and form in terms of space, shape, time and energy, typically within an emotional or non-literal context."
"The choreographic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas."