How can a choreographer best support a dancer for dance performances?

Monday, May 13, 2013

Update: My 2 hour answers and activities

I have my answers and activities but I am not so sure what to do for my third activity.


How can a choreographer best prepare a dancer for successful dance performances?
  • Answer 1: By improving on the dancer’s technique.
    • Skills to be taught: Methods of improvement. Good performance details like facial and body expression. Proper stretching, musicality, timing, stage fright.
    • Activity Materials: Music, open space, speakers
    • Steps of activity: Separating everyone into pairs (by choice; having everyone simply listen to the cut from the music they will dance to; Teaching the first count of 8; Repeating the routine with counts till able to repeat with music; Do the same for the next counts of 8
  • Answer 2: Maintaining an open communication between choreographer and dancer
    • Skills to be taught: The importance of the communication aspect, the fall if the communication is not there, and methods.
    • Activity Materials: Index cards
    • Steps of Activity: First group in same pairs; younger member will play choreographer role, all students will receive their index card with problem. They will look at the problem and analyze it. Each member is assigned a way of behaving and reacting to the situation. Some will make it through and others will fail. In the end I want to know how they would have solved the issue.
  • Answer 3: Choreographer have innovative teaching techniques.
    • Skills to be taught: The importance of it, examples, how to get inspired.
    • Activity Materials:
    • Steps of the activity:

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