 Dance composition basics.
Author: Sofras, Pamela Anderson Published: 2006 Text instruction can go only so far in teaching how to create dances. Dance composition basics picks up where other textbooks leave off, including a DVD that features professional choreographers and dancers in action. The textbook and DVD package highlights selected portions of original dance compositions by noted choreographers Alonzo King (Chants and Dreamer) and Dwight Rhoden (Verge): the works are recorded and analysed to sequence the choreographic process. Students are thus able to witness a progression that takes them from conceiving and refining an idea to improvising and solving movement problems to shaping and performing dances. The methods featured in the book can be applied to a variety of dance styles, including ballet, modern dance, and jazz. The 27 featured lessons are intended to serve as starting points that encourage novice dancers to embark on their own attempts at choreography. | 
