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Instructor: Tamara Thomas
These notes include all of the contemporary vocabulary terms that you'll be most likely tested on....

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Co nt e mpor a r yDa nc e :a r twh os ewor ki n gma t e r i a li st h emo v e me ntofh u ma ns .I tdo e s n ´ tha v efix e do r e s t a bl i s h e dmo v e me n tp a t t e r nsb u ti t ’ sr a t h e ri nac o n t i nu o uss e a r c hf o rn e wf o r msa n dd y n a mi c s . Th e r e f or e i t sd a n c e r sma k eu s eofv a r i e dmo d e r na ndc l a s s i c a ld a nc et e c h ni q u e st ot r a i n .I tp r o du c e sp e r f or ma nc e so r s h o wsi nc o n v e nt i o n a la n dn onc o n v e nt i o na ls t a g e s( s u c ha st he a t e r sorp u bl i ca n dp r i v a t ep l a c e s ) , ha v i n ga f r e q u e n td i a l o g u ewi t ho t h e ra e s t he t i cl a n g u a g e ss u c ha sa u di o v i s u a lt e c hn o l o g i e s , v i s u a lo rfin ea r t s , l i g h t n i n g , a r c h i t e c t ur e , mus i c , c i r c u sa n do t h e r s . Wh a ti sc o n t e mp or a r yda n c e ?He r e ’ sa n o t he ra ns we r …:

Co nt r a c t i o n:t e r mi n t r od u c e db yt hemo d e r nd a nc e ra n dc h o r e o gr a ph e rMa r t h aGr a h a ma so n eo ft hek e y e ro wnd a n c et e c hn i q u e .I tr e f e r st ot h ef or wa r dc u r vi n go ft h es p i n e ,s t a r t i n gf r o mt hepe l vi c e l e me nt so fh z o n e . Co r po r e a l i t y:( o rc o r p or e i t y )t h i si sat e r mu s e db yd a n c er e s e a r c h e r sma i n l y . I t si nt r o d uc t i oni sa t t r i b ut e d t ot heFr e n c hph i l o s o p h e rMi c h e lBe r n a r d .I tr e p l a c e st h ewo r d‘ bo d y ’ , un d e rt hej u s t i fic a t i o nt h a ti ti sa b r o a de rc o nc e p tt ha tu nd e r s t a nd st h eb o d ya sa ni ma g i na r ya n dma l l e a b l ema t t e r , as e ns i t i v en e twi t ha c o n s t a n tpu l s e ,i n s e pa r a b l ef r o ma ni nd i v i du a la ndc ol l e c t i v ehi s t o r y . Co r r e c tal i g nme nt :p l a c i n gt h eb o d y( ma i n l ybo n e sa n dmu s c l e s )i ns uc hawa yt h a tt he ya r e p h y s i o l o g i c a l l yc o r r e c t .Th i sme a n st h a twh e nmo v i n gu nd e rs u c ha na l i g nme n t ,t h eda n c e rwi l lno th ur t h e r / h i ms e l fa n dt he r ewi l lb eamo r ee ffic i e nte x pe n d i t u r eo fe n e r gya sac on s e q ue n c e . Fo re x a mp l e , wh e n f a l l i n gf r o maj u mp , kne e ss ho u l dp o i nti nt h es a medi r e c t i o noff e e t . Theb e t t e rt ha ta l i g nme n ti s , t hes a f e r t h ej u mpi s . Re a dt h ed e fin i t i onf o r' b o d yp l a c e me nt ' a b o v et oe xp a n d . Co unt e r po i nt :t hi si samu s i c a lt e r mu s e dt ot a l ka bo u td a nc ea swe l l .Wh e nr e f e r r i n gt omu s i c , i te xp r e s s e s t h eh a r mo n i ci n t e r d e pe n de n c eorr e l a t i on s h i pb e t we e nt wome l od i cl i ne swh os er h y t h ma ndc on t o u ra r e d i ffe r e n t .Wh e nr e f e r r i n gt od a nc e , i te x p r e s s e st h es a meb uti nc h o r e o gr a p hi ct e r ms :t wo( o rmo r e ) c ho r e o g r a ph i cf r a g me nt swi t hd i ffe r e ntu s eo fs p a c e ,t i mea nd / o rb od ya r ee x e c u t e dt o g e t h e ra n dma k ep a r t o fac ho r e o g r a ph i cu ni t y . Danc es t e ps :t h i si sa ne x pr e s s i o nt h a tweu s et or e f e rt oc o d i fie dmo v e me nt s , whi c hma k ep a r tofada n c i n g v oc a b u l a r y . Ada n c es t e pi sn o tn e c e s s a r i l yac o mmons t e p( wi t hal e g ) ,b u tc a nb ea n ymo v e me n toft he b o d yt h a ti sa l r e a d yr e c o g ni z e da sp a r tofada n c et y peo rs t y l e .Th ee x p r e s s i o n‘ d a nc emo v e s ’i sa l s ou s e d f ort hes a mepu r p os e . Danc eThe a t r e : t hi se x p r e s s i o ni su s e dt or e f e rt oas t a g eg e n r et h a tc o mb i n e sa e s t h e t i cf e a t u r e so rme t h o ds t h a tbe l o n gb o t ht od a nc ea n dt ot h e a t r e . Cho r e o g r a ph y , u s eo fv o i c ea ndt e xt , c r e a t i o no fdr a ma t i c s i t u a t i o ns , d a n c ei mp r o v i s a t i o nora n yp r a c t i c et h a tbe l o n g st ot h o s et woa e s t h e t i cl a n g u a g e sa r ec omb i n e d a n du s e df r e e l ya c c or d i n gt oe a c hs p e c i fica r t i s t i cp r o j e c t . Di r e c t or :t hed i r e c t o ro fac o nt e mp o r a r yd a n c epe r f o r ma nc ei su s u a l l yi t sc h o r e o gr a ph e rt oo , b utt h i si sn o t ar u l e .I ti sc a l l e dt h ed i r e c t o ri fh ec o or di n a t e sg e ne r a lp r od u c t i o na n dd e l e g a t e sap a r t( ora l l )oft hea r t i s t i c wo r kt oo t he rme mbe r so fh i sg r ou p .Sh e / hei sg e n e r a l l yt h ea ut h oro ft h eo r i g i n a li d e aa ndt h epe r s o nwh o ma k e st hefin a ld e c i s i on so v e ra e s t h e t i ca ndpr a c t i c a lma t t e r s . Dyna mi c( s ) :wh e nu s e da sada n c et e r mi te x p r e s s e st h ewa yi nwh i c hs h a p eofmo v e me n ti se x e c u t e d( s e e e ffo r tq u a l i t i e st o o ) .Fr o mt hep o i nto fv i e wo fRud o l phLa ba ne ffo r t ’ st h e o r y , t he r ewou l db ef o u rma i n f a c t or st h a tma k eu pt hed y na mi c so fmo v e me nt :s pa c e( di r e c to ri nd i r e c t ) ,t i me( s u s t a i n e do rs u d de n ) , we i g h t( l i g h to rs t r o n g )a n dflo w( f r e eo rb o un d ) . Th ec o mb i n a t i o no ft he s e8p o s s i bl ewa y so fe x e c u t i n ga n y mo v e me n twou l dc r e a t et h ev a r i a t i on si ni t sd y n a mi c . La ba ng a v ean a met o8b a s i ca c t i o nst h a two u l d

r e s u l tf r omt h e s ec o mbi n a t i o ns , t og i v ea ne x a mp l eo ft h edi ffe r e n c eb e t we e nd y na mi c s :p un c h i n g , flo a t i n g , p r e s s i n g ,fli c ki n g ,g l i d i n g , s l a s h i n g , d a b bi n ga n dwr i n g i n g .Out s i deLa b a n ’ st h e o r y ,d y n a mi c swo u l da l s o r e f e rt omo v e me ntq u a l i t i e sa s s oc i a t e dwi t he x p r e s s i v e , a ffe c t i v eo ro t h e rph y s i c a lc omp o ne n t s . Effo r t :e ffo r ti sawo r di nt r o d uc e db yRu d o l phLa ba n .Ac c or di n gt oh i m, i ti same n t a li mp ul s ef r o m wh i c h mo v e me n to r i g i n a t e s . Th e r ea r ef ou rmo t i onf a c t o r st h a tc o ns t i t u t ei t :SP ACE( di r e c to ri nd i r e c t ) ,WEI GHT ( s t r o n go rl i g h t ) ,TI ME( s u d d e no rs u s t a i ne d )a n dFLOW ( b ou n da n df r e e ) .Th ed y n a mi cofmo v e me n ti s t h er e s u l to ft h ec o mb i n a t i onoft h e s ef a c t or sa ndi t se ffo r tq u a l i t i e s . Effo r ta c t i o ns :Rud o l phLa ba ns t a t e dt h a tt hed i ffe r e n tc omb i n a t i on so ft h ee ffo r tq u a l i t i e sp r o du c ee i gh t b a s i cwa y so fmo v i n g ,c a l l e db a s i ca c t i on s :t op r e s s ,t ofli c k, t owr i n g ,t oda b , t os l a s h ,t og l i d e ,t op un c ha n d t oflo a t . Effo r te c o no my:a l t ho u g he ffor ti sawo r da s s o c i a t e dwi t hRu d ol p hLa ba n ’ smo v e me n tt h e o r yb yt h e d a nc i n gc o mmu ni t y , i ti sa l s ou s e dwi t ha no t h e rme a n i n gwhe nt a l ki n ga b ou t‘ e ffo r te c o n omy ' i nt e c h ni c a l t e r ms . I tr e f e r st oawa yo fmo v i n gi nwh i c he xp e n di t u r eo fe n e r gyi so p t i mi z e db yu s i n go n l yt h ep a r t so f t h eb o d yn e e d e da n dr e l a x i n gt h er e s t . Effo r tqua l i t i e s :s i n g l ee ffor te l e me nt so rt h e i rc o mb i n a t i o ns( di r e c t ,i n d i r e c t , s t r on g ,l i g ht , s u d d e n, s u s t a i ne d ,b o u nd , f r e e ) . Fl o w( f r e e ,bo undorc o nt i nuo us ) :o neo ft h ef ou rma i nf a c t or st h a tma k eupt hed y na mi c so fmo v e me n t , a c c o r d i n gt ot h ee ffor t ’ st h e o r yb yRu d o l phLa ba n .Wh e nflo wi sf r e e ,t h ed a n c e rwo ul dno th a v eb i gc on t r o l t os t o pmo v e me n ti mme di a t e l y( l i k et hea r mo fac o u nt r ywo r k e r ,whe nt h r o wi n ga nds p r e a di n gr i c es e e d s o rwh e nada n c e rma k e sagr a n dj e t é ) .Wh e nflo wi sb o un d ,t h ed a n c e rwou l dh a v ec on t r o lt os t o pmo vi n ga t a n ymo me n t( c ommo nwhe nmo v i n gs l o wl yo rwh e nd oi n gmo v e me n t st h a tr e q u i r ec on t r o l , l i k ea p i r o u e t t e ) .Fl o wi sa l s ou s u a l l yc a l l e da sb e i n gc o nt i n u ou s , whi c hwo u l dme a nt h a tt h es t r e a mo r mo me n t u mo fmo v e me n td oe s n ’ ts t op . ( Lo o kf o rt h ede fin i t i on sa b o v ef o rDYNAMI C,EFFORTa nd EFFORTQUALI TI ESt oe x p a nd ) Fo r m:t hi si sawo r dt h a ti smo s tc o mmo nl yus e dt or e f e rt omo v e me n t( d a n c e )f r o ma na b s t r a c tp oi n tof v i e w. Th e‘ f or m’o fmo v e me n t , a l s oc a l l e dt h e‘ s h a p e ’ ,wo u l di nc l u dei t so c c u p a t i o no fs p a c e ,t i mi n g s ,b o d y u s e sa n ds u c hki n do fe l e me n t st h a tdono te x pr e s so t h e rc o n t e nt st h a nmo v e me nti t s e l f . I nt hi ss e ns e ,t h e f or mc o u l db eun d e r s t o oda so pp o s e dt ot h ec on t e n t ,t h eq u a l i t i e s , d y n a mi c so ra n ye x p r e s s i v ea nd c o mmu ni c a t i v ef e a t u r et ha tma k e su pmo v e me n t . Ge nr e :t h i swor di su s e dt oc l a s s i f ya n ddi ffe r e nt i a t et yp e so fda n c ei nt heb r o a de rwa y .Fo re x a mp l e , c o n t e mp or a r yda n c e ,c l a s s i c a lwe s t e r nd a nc e( ba l l e t ) ,a n df o l kd a n c e sa r et h r e eg e nr e so fd a n c e . Ge s t ur e : i nt h eLa ba nl a n g ua g e( s y s t e mf o ra n a l yz i n ga ndr e c o r d i n gmo v e me nt ) , t hewo r dg e s t u r ei su s e dt o t a l ka b o u tmo v e me n t st ha td ono ti n v o l v ec a r r y i n gt h ewe i gh toft hewho l ebo d yt h r o u g ho u ts p a c e . A g e s t u r ewo u l dbed i ffe r e n tt oat r a n s f e ro fwe i g ht( f o re x a mp l e , r a i s i n ga na r m wo u l dbeag e s t u r ea nd s t e pp i n gf o r wa r dwou l db eat r a n s f e ro fwe i g ht ) . So mepe o p l ea l s ou s et hi swor dt ot a l ka b o utmo v e me n t so f t h eb o d yo rl i mb st h a te xp r e s so re mph a s i z ei d e a s , f e e l i n g so ra t t i t ud e s , i nop p os i t i o nt owh a two u l dbea mo v e me n t ,c o n s i d e r e do n l yi na na b s t r a c twa y . Gr ounde d:i ti ss a i do fada n c e rt h a th a sag o o ds e ns eo fgr a v i t y , i . e . e ffic i e ntus eo fh e r / hi sb od y ’ swe i g h t . Ha ppe ni ng:f or mo fi n t e r d i s c i p l i na r yt he a t r i c a li n t e r v e nt i o n ,d e v e l o p e db yv i s u a la r t i s t si nt he1 96 0 s , mo s t l yi nn o nc on v e n t i o na lp l a c e s( a r tg a l l e r i e so ro u t s i d es p a c e s ) . I tu s u a l l yde ma n d st hea u di e n c e p a r t i c i p a t i o na n dt e n d st omo di f yi t sp e r c e pt i o no ft hee n v i r on me n t .Co n t e mp or a r yd a nc ec h o r e o gr a p h e r

Me r c eCu n n i n g ha mi sc o ns i de r e dt ob et h ec r e a t o ro ft he‘ h a pp e n i n g ’p r o t o t y pei n19 5 2, i nc ol l a b o r a t i on wi t ht hec o mp os e rJ oh nCa g e . Hi g hl e v e l :t hi si sad a nc et e r mt a k e nf r o m Ru d o l phLa b a n ’ sd i v i s i onofs pa c e . I ti su s e dt ot a l ka b o ut mo v e me n t se x e c u t e di npo s i t i o n sl i k es t a n di n g ,t i p t o e i n go rj u mp i n g( s e eLo wLe v e la ndMi d dl eLe v e lt o o) . History of choreography: this expression could be understood as something different from the one that refers to ‘dance history’, which has traditionally and mainly consisted of a listing of dance figures and some of the aesthetical features of their artistic work. Strictly talking, the history of choreography would refer to the choreographies themselves, describing or analyzing movement as the main topic and including basically its shape, dynamics or group configurations. Other complementary aspects like symbolic contents, music, costumes, lighting or stage design could be included, but as a secondary topic. I mpr o v i s a t i o n:t h i si st h ea c t i o no fd a n c i n gwi t h o u td e fin i n gmo v e me ntp r e vi o u s l y ;t h ed a n c e rd o e sn o t kn o wwh a ts / hewi l le x e c u t eb u tmo v e ss p on t a ne o u s l ya n df r e e l y , i no p po s i t i o nt oc o mp o s e dda n c e ,whe r e t h ed a n c e rme mor i z e sc h o r e o g r a ph y . Ot he rt h a nt h eda n c ei mp r o v i s a t i o nt h a ti st o t a l l yf r e e ,t h e r ea r et y pe s o fi mp r o v i s a t i o nt h a tu s eg u i d e l i n e swhi c hd e fines o mef e a t u r e so ft hed a nc e( l i k ei t ss t r u c t u r e ,g e nr e , l e n g t h ,d y n a mi c s , e t c . ) .Ex a mp l e so fd a nc ei mp r o v i s a t i ong ui d e l i n e sa r e : f o l l o wi n gt hemu s i c , o c c u p y i n g s pa c ei ns p e c i ficwa y s ,mo v e me n tq ua l i t i e s , c ho r e o g r a p hi cp hr a s e st h a ta r ee x e c u t e da c c or di n gt oc h o s e n r u l e sa nds of o r t h . I n v e r s i o n:o n eo ft hes t r a t e gi e su s e di nt h ec o mp os i t i on a lme t ho dt h a tma k e sv a r i a t i o nso fal e i t mo t i v . I n v e r t i n gt hel e i t mo t i vwo u l dme a nt oe x e c u t ei tf r omt hee n dt ot heb e g i nn i n go ft h emo v e me nt , l i k e r e wi nd i n gav i d e o t a pe . Fo re x a mp l e ,i ft h el e i t mo t i vi sas t e pf o r wa r d ,a p p l yi n gi n v e r s i o nwi l lc o n v e r ti ti n t o as t e pb a c k wa r ds . J e t é :t h i si sawo r di nFr e n c ht h a tbe l o n g st ot h ev oc a b u l a r yo fba l l e t .I te x pr e s s e sad y na mi co fmo v e me n t i nwh i c ht h ef o r c eg o e so u t wa r d sa n dt h eflo wofmo v e me nti sma i n l yf r e e . ‘ Ba t t e me n tj e t é ’ , f o re x a mp l e , s t a n dsf o rbr i n g i n gal e gou t wa r ds( wi t ht h ed y na mi cde s c r i b e d ) ,o r‘ gr a ndj e t é ’s t a nd sf o rab i gl e a pi n whi c ho nel e gi ss t r o n g l yt h r o wnf or wa r d .De p e n di n go nt h eus ey o uma k eoft hewo r d, i tma yc o n s t r u c tt h e n a meo fd i ffe r e ntc o d i fie ds t e p s . Ki ne s t he s i a:“ t h es i x t hs e n s e ” ,a c c o r d i n gt oRud o l p hLa ba n ,i ti st h ea b i l i t yt op e r c e i v eo rbea wa r eo fon e s e l f ’ sp o s i t i o n ,mo v e me n ta ndbo d y( i n c l ud i n gmu s c l e s , b o n e s , e n t r a i l s , s ki n …)i nas e n s i t i v ewa y . Ki ns phe r e :( orki n e s p h e r e )i ma gi n a r ys p a c et h a ts ur r ou n dst h eh uma nb o d y .I th a sas p h e r i c a ls h a p ea ndi t s s i z ei sd e t e r mi n e db yt h ema x i mu ms p a c er e a c h e db yl i mb si na n ypo s s i b l ed i r e c t i on . Le g a t o:t h i si sawo r db or r o we df r o m mu s i c a ll a n g u a g e , bu ti ti su s e di nd a n c ewi t ht hes a meme a ni n g .I t e x p r e s s e saq u a l i t yofmo v e me n ti nwh i c hflo wdo e s n ’ ts t op , bu tt hef e e l i n gi sa l wa y sc o nt i n u ou sa n dflu e n t . Le v e l s :t h i swo r di su s e dt or e f e rt oo nea s p e c to ft hed i vi s i onofs p a c ei nt r o du c e db yRu d ol p hLa ba n .La b a n e s t a bl i s h e dt hr e ema i nl e v e l s , b o t hf o rt h es c e n i cs p a c ea n df o rmo v e me ntwi t h i nt h eki n e s p h e r i cs p a c e . Fo r d e fini t i o n so ft h eh i g h , mi d d l ea n dl o wl e v e lo ft h es c e n i cs p a c e ,r e a dt h ec or r e s p o n de n tde fin i t i o nsi nt h i s s a mep a g e .Wi t hi nt heki n e s p h e r e , l e v e l sa r ec o mb i ne dwi t ht h e9b a s i cd i r e c t i o nsa n dr e f e rt ot he o r i e n t a t i ont o wa r d swh i c hmo v e me n ti se x e c u t e d . I ti sd i ffe r e ntt ot h el e v e l si ns c e ni cs p a c e , wh i c hr e f e rt o t h es p e c i fics p a c eoc c up i e db yt h ebo d y . Li ght i ng :t ...