Choreography
Choreography is the art of
arranging dance performances. "Primarily it employs the human body as a
moving composition of line, form and three-dimensional space" (Sporre
pg.180). "The practice of choreography is ancient; the word itself comes
from the Ancient Greek, and it literally means “dance writing, “a reference to
the notation used to record choreography"(wisegeek.com). "Over time,
people came to use the word “dance notation” to describe the specific style of
language used to create a written record of a choreographed composition, and
“choreography” to describe the process of developing and directing that
composition in performance"(wisegeek.com). Dance utilizes many other
elements of art; such as, the setting, line, and form of the human body. Dance
also involves many compositional elements such as, picture, sculpture and theatre.
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