SPACE, LEVELS, DIRECTIONS

 

 I


Introductions

a) Introduce yourself to the group by saying your name, where you come from, your major, if you have any physical training [dance, martial arts, sports, yoga, etc], your expectations about the course.

b) Write a brief introduction of yourself for students who are absent to read, in which you summarize who you are. Post your introduction on  Discussion Board.    


 II


Warm Up


III


TODAY'S MOVEMENT CONCEPTS


Elements of Dance

 

SPACE

Space: refers to the space through which the dancer's body moves(general or personal space, level, size, direction, pathway, focus). 


Levels:  high, middle, low


Direction: forward, backward, right, left, up, down, diagonal 


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Qualities of Levels and Directions

Levels bring our bodies closer or further from gravity.

Directions allow our bodies to move multi-dimensionally across the space.


IV


 Questions


1. Mention one instance in which you use directions when moving on a daily basis.

2. Mention of one instance in which you use levels when moving on a daily basis.

3, Mention once instance in which you combine the two elements when moving on a daily basis.

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V

Activity

  • Students gather in groups (ensembles) and create an eight movement phrase using 4 directions and 3 levels.
  • Students share their phrases and are witnessed by the rest of the students in class.
  • The phrases are repeated with music to see how the perception of the movement (before and after the music) changes.


Alex and Aubrey Woods perform Christian Asplund's: Choreutics (2018)

 

 

VI

Journaling

Go to Discussion Board and reflect on your experience today.

 


 

 



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