04545oam 2200637I 450 991046487220332120211227181522.01-315-06003-51-135-87290-2978113587290810.4324/9781315060033(CKB)3710000000117251(EBL)1694526(SSID)ssj0001292923(PQKBManifestationID)11849899(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001292923(PQKBWorkID)11303746(PQKB)10703362(MiAaPQ)EBC1694526(Au-PeEL)EBL1694526(CaPaEBR)ebr10876306(CaONFJC)MIL613979(OCoLC)880827258(OCoLC)897454827(EXLCZ)99371000000011725120180706d2004 uy 0engur|z#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDance composition a practical guide to creative success in dance making /Jacqueline M. Smith-AutardFifth edition.New York :Routledge,2004.1 online resource (221 pages)Description based upon print version of record.1-138-13350-7 0-87830-197-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction Dance Composition; Dancing and composing dances; Dance as art; The nature of composition; The material elements; Methods of construction; The nature of dance composition; Teaching dance composition; Section 1 The Material Content - Movement and Meaning; The basic language of movement; Analysing the language; Choice of content; Literal movement into dance content; Exploring a range of movement; Movement and meaning; Section 2 Methods of Construction 1 - the Beginnings; Stimuli for dance; Improvisation - selection of starting movement for a danceMethods of Construction 2 - Motif into Composition; What is a motif?; Development and variation of a motif; Repetition as a constructional element; Types of motif; Methods of Construction 3 - Motif into Composition for a Group; The group as an expressive element; Motif, development and variation; The time aspect; The space aspect; Methods of Construction 4 - The Dance Form; Methods of Construction 5 - Elements of Construction; Motifs; Repetition; Variation and contrasts; Climax or highlights; Proportion and balance; Transition; Logical development; Unity; Methods of Construction 6 - Style; Understanding the term 'style'; Factors affecting the style of a dance; How to stylise a dance; Methods of Construction 7 - Improvisation in the Process of Composition; Meaning of terms; Improvisation and exploration: free and limited improvisation; Improvisation: improvisation in framework compositions; Guiding improvisation visually; Improvisation as process in composition; Role of evaluation in improvisation; Methods of Construction 8 - Alternative and Experimental Approaches in Dance Composition; Meaning of terms; Alternative movement contents and eclectic trendsThemes and reading of themes; Alternative and experimental approaches to dance composition; Section 3 Resource-based Teaching/Learning in Dance Composition and New Technologies; Resource-based teaching/learning; A CD Resource Pack and teaching/learning dance composition; Section 4 The Creative Process in Dance Composition; The creative process; Phases in creativity; Phase 1 - impulse to create; Phase 2 - working with the medium; Phase 3 - realising the final form; Phases 4 and 5 - performance and evaluation; Summary and conclusion; Section 5 Standing Back from the Process: the Composer's FreedomImagination and intuition; Knowing and feeling; Evaluations; Conclusion; Section 6 Practical Assignments for Students; References; Contact Information; IndexFirst Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Dance composition.ChoreographyChoreographyStudy and teachingElectronic books.Choreography.ChoreographyStudy and teaching.792.82Smith-Autard Jacqueline M(Jacqueline Mary),1939-,281327MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQQCQU9910464872203321Dance composition2214392UNINA