Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Contemporary Dance

Who's Dancing
  • Contemporary Dance is a dance for all people.
  • It used to be a stick figure image.
  • It was about women and how the man made them look good, now men have huge roles as well.
  • Contemporary dance is about emotion, a lot of people dance to feel.
Music
  • Music depicts the type of emotion expressed.
  • They play different sounds and noises to help with the story.
  • Music helps the dancers to feel the beat
Costume
  • Specific to color, shape and ornament of the dancer
  • Emphasis of movement and image
  • Shoes are an option they are not required
  • Expression of the dancer
  • Simple or Extravagant.

Movement Qualities
  • Improvisation
  • Defy rules of Ballet
  • Continuous linkage of dancers
  • Structure of dance comes from the emotion they are portraying
  • Without empathy there is not an understanding between dancers.
Audience
  • They want to feel something and be connected
  • The audience influences the dance.


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