| 388 | Thursday, April 11, 2002 |
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| 8:45 AM-10:00 AM | San Diego Convention Center:Ballroom 6F |
| NDA/National Dance Association |
| "Essence" Dance, A Simple Model for Improvisation |
| This session, designed for physical educators and dance teachers, presents a tested model for improvisation that results in a group dance.
"Essence Dance" uses randomly selected word cards (verbs and adverbs) to build a dance. Each word suggests a movement or use of the body. Participants write their words on a chart mapping the phrases of music. We then analyze each word's movement "essence" in terms of these basics: body, space, time, and relationship. Then we improvise using creative problem-solving. Our product is a one-of-a-kind dance.
Participation, video, hand-outs, and practical application. |
Keyword(s): creative movement, dance education, participatory
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| Presider: Dawn Clark, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
| Speaker: Ellen R. Van't Hof, Calvin College, Holland, MI |