A Time to Teach, a Time to Dance: A Creative Approach to Teaching Dance

accompaniment accumulative meter alternately Alvin Ailey appropriate arms at sides arms downward arms extended arms stretching overhead audience axial movement backward body and arms body erect bounces choreography color combination contour contrast costume creative cts 8 cts cts Group cts Repeat dance class dance composition dancers diagonally forward direction Doris Humphrey downstage drum elements emphasize evaluation example flexed knee floor focus foot front of body Gabor Szabo gesture groups move Haiku high school hips improvisation instructor jazz dance jump kneel stand knees flexing leap cross legs extended leotard and tights locomotor movement Martha Graham meas ment modern dance pantomime percussion instruments percussive movement performance phrase quarter notes Repeat movements rhythm rhythmic pattern Sandy Nelson sequence shoulder height sideward at shoulder skips space stage standing with feet Starting position step sustained movement Swing body tempo variations walks forward