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ACT
4 Stories in Motion
Body sense and
rhythmic movement.
Be aware of how you move
through space. Go on a space
walk or play freeze tag in
slow motion. Play Double
Dutch with an invisible
jump rope—keeping the
rope and jumpers lined up.
Turning the rope takes more
concentration than jumping!
Dance like an object—
imagine how a paint brush,
basketball, pom-pom,
piano or scoreboard would
move to music.
Tell a story with dance.
Play a silent scene in which character
emotions are controlled by music,
or improvise a dance that expresses
your ideas. How does music make
you move? What pictures do you
see? Grow bigger and bigger. Shrink
smaller and smaller. Exaggerate
moves for musical theater.
It’s NOT all Greek to Me!
What root and meaning do these terms from
Greek have in common?
Choreography: From a Greek word that
means to describe a dance
in writing and drawing.
Choreographer: Someone who arranges
dance steps and movements
for a ballet or show.
Chorus:
In Greek theater, a character
or group that comments
on action and advances the
plot.
Inspiration and perspiration!
Choreography from Disney’s High
School Musical draws on many influences
and uses moves from basketball,
cheerleading and pep rallies.
Other dance scenes draw on hiphop,
salsa, modern and jazz traditions,
as well as freestyle.
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