Choreographic Devices

Question 1

Choreographic devices

Answer 1

-Unison
-Canon
-Mirroring
-Accumulation/accumulative Canon
-Question and answer/call and response
-Action reaction
-Counterpoint
-Repetition
-Highlights
-Climax
-Motif development

Question 2

Unison

Answer 2

Same action at the same time

Question 3

Canon

Answer 3

Performing an action one after the other

Question 4

Mirroring

Answer 4

Creating a symmetrical image with body shape

Question 5

Accumulation/accumulative canon

Answer 5

Dances join in on a phrase giving a sense of growing/building up

Question 6

Question and answer/call and response

Answer 6

One dancer performs a phrase and other dancer(s) repeat or create their own phrase in response

Question 7

Action reaction

Answer 7

When one dancer performs an action which initiates a response from another for example, one dancer push into space, other dancer falls back

Question 8

Counterpoint

Answer 8

When dancers perform different phrases of movement at the same time

Question 9

Repetition

Answer 9

Performing an action/phrase more than once

Question 10

Highlights

Answer 10

(Also a structural device)
Moments which stand out to the audience

Question 11

Climax

Answer 11

( also a structural device)
The most intense part of the choreography, towards the end

Question 12

Motif development

Answer 12

(Also a structural device)
Changing the motif through action, space or dynamics