Dance Analysis

This is the second of four intensive modules, taught over a two-week period, bringing all students together. The module aims to introduce students to the understanding of dance as culturally constructed movement systems. The students will learn to work with dance as movement through the analysis of movement structures, including movement elements, composition, dynamics and relationship to music. In this way they will acquire practical skills to deal with dance not only as a general notion, but also as embodied movement, which is necessary for dealing with the practicalities of documentation, safeguarding and pedagogical endeavours.

Students who successfully complete this module will have acquired:

• Elementary skills in motion capture techniques
• Elementary skills in Laban Movement Analysis
• Skills for recognising and describing movement structures, movement elements, composition, dynamics, and dance/music relationships
• Methodological and theoretical tools for conducting advanced dance analysis, - Skills for critically assessing the available material within the discipline.

Lectures, seminars, workshops and supervised practical, methodological exercises. Minimum required participation/attendance in class for Choreomundus students: At least 70%.