Tuesday 3 March 2009

LESSON 6: MOTIF, RELATIONSHIPS & DYNAMICS

PHONE NUMBER MOTIF
Each number has an action dance move next to it (see below). Using your own phone number create a dance motif. You are allowed to put in a linking dance movement before you move onto your next number.

0 - Arm movement
1 - Swing

2 - Elevation

3 - Falling

4 - Roll

5 - Travel

6 - Stillness

7 - Leg movement

8 - Gesture (Isolation)

9 - Turning

Example of task:
If your mobile number was: 0794 545 6193
Your motif would be: arm movement - leg movement - turning - roll - travel - roll - travel - stillness - swing - turning - falling.

RELATIONSHIPS Using the above motif create solos, duets, trios, quartets & large group sections of dance. Try out different spacings, directions, timings, and motifs together to see what works best.

DYNAMICS Using the phone number motif, change the dynamics of the motif to 'Swinging & Vibratory' movement qualities.


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