JSS1 Cultural and Creative Art (CCA) Lesson Note on Dance

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TOPIC: DANCE:

Content: –

• Definition of Dance and Meaning of dance.
• Uses of dance.
• Introduction to choreography.
• Meaning of choreography.
• Principles of choreography.
• Meaning of a choreographer.

Definition and meaning of dance.

Dance is the rhythmic movement of the human body in space and time to make statements.

Uses of dance.

1. It is a means of communication.
2. It is a medium of expression of oneself and idea.
3. Many have made careers out of dance.
4. It is an excellent confidence booster, especially for shy people.
5. Ballet uses music and dance to tell stories.
6. Dance therapy helps to improve the mental and physical well-being of a person.

Choreography

Choreography is the art of composing or creating dances. It shows the movements and patterns of dance composition. It is the planning of movement for dancing. The steps and movement planned for a dance which may be written or improvised.

Principles of choreography.

All choreography regardless of genre is based on the following principles.

1. Dynamics: how it moves? Time (fast/slow) weight (strong/gentle) space (direct/indirect) flow(bound/free) tempo (rhythm)
2. Space: where in space e.g. 3 level, person, upstage, stage right centre-stage, pathways, general stage left.
3. Relationship: what are the relationships? Near or far from other dancers, near or far from audience, solo, duet, trio, group, narrative, with/without/on/in beside a set, with/without music, costume, lighting, props, repeated.
4. Actions: which actions are used e.g. jump, balance, fall, turnstillness, contact, lift etc.
5. Body parts: head, eyes, hand, twisted, legs, arms, chest, face etc.
6. Order
7. Beauty

Choreographer

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