PE: Lesson 1 - Choreography

• Choreography is the art of composing and planning steps.
• In contemporary dances, choreography or creative output is used because of popular themes or social issues.
• Choreography from Greek word khoreia meaning "dance" and graphia or graf meaning " notation"
• 4 things to consider in choreography : time, space, energy, quality of movement
• time - accent, stillness, speed, duration, rhythm
• Space - level, shape, focus, dimension, direction
• Energy - force (heavy and light), flow(free and bound)
• Quality of movement - Swinging, suspended, sustained, collapsed, and percussive.
• Martha Graham is a modern dancer and a choreographer known as American modern dance pioneer who focuses body contractions and releases.
• Martha Graham encouraged studenst and dancers to use mood and emotions to choreograph using body weight.