Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. The resulting movement structure may also be referred to as the Choreography. People who make choreograpies are called choreographers. The term dance composition is used to describe to the practice and teaching of choreography and the navigation or connection of choreographic structures. ... The term dance composition is used to describe to the practice and teaching of choreography and the navigation or connection of choreographic structures. ... It its most general meaning, the term navigation refers to planning of motion. ... The term connection (also rendered connexion - this alternative spelling is now generally considered old-fashioned, but it was the house style of The Times of London until at least the late 1970s) has various uses, including: An act of connecting two or more physical entities in a physical sense or... See Also Choreography Dance A Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker: (postmodern dance) Antonio Gades: (flamenco) Anthony Tudor: (modern ballet, musical theatre) Arlene Phillips: (Musical theatre) August Bournonville: (classical ballet) Akram Khan B Bob Fosse: (Musical theatre) Matthew Bourne: (Musical theatre) Bronislava Nijinska: (modern ballet) C Christopher Bruce Charles Lisner D Doris...

Although mainly used in relation to dance the term choreography can be applied to various settings including: Dance (from Old French dance, further history unknown) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression (see also body language) or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ...

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Russian Ivan Tourchine and American Weston Kelsey fence in the second round of the Olympic Mens Individual Epee event at the Helliniko Fencing Hall on Aug. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinaesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... Marching (drill) refers to the organized and uniformed rhythmic walk to march (music), often associated with military troops and parades. ... A marching band performs in a parade A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement – usually some type of marching – with their musical performance. ... Martial arts film is a film genre that originated in the Pacific Rim. ... A web service is a collection of protocols and standards used for exchanging data between applications. ... Although literally it means writing in light, the term cinematography is generally understood as the art and process of recording visual images for the cinema (with a camera) and later developping those images in a laboratory. ...

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Dance notation is the symbolic representation of dance movement, it is analogous to Movement notation but can be limited to representing human movement and specific forms of dance such as Tap dance. ... Choreographic techniques are methods used to create choreograpies A list of choreographic techniques: improvisation Dance improvisation Contact improvisation body mapping Related articles choreography choreographer composition dance notation Further reading Blom, L, A. and Tarin Chaplin, L. (1989) The Intimate Act of Choreography. ... See Also Choreography Dance A Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker: (postmodern dance) Antonio Gades: (flamenco) Anthony Tudor: (modern ballet, musical theatre) Arlene Phillips: (Musical theatre) August Bournonville: (classical ballet) Akram Khan B Bob Fosse: (Musical theatre) Matthew Bourne: (Musical theatre) Bronislava Nijinska: (modern ballet) C Christopher Bruce Charles Lisner D Doris...

Further reading

• Bloom, L, A. and Tarin Chaplin, L. (1989) The Intimate Act of Choreography. Dance Books. ISBN 0822953420
• Ellfeldt, L. (1998) A Primer for Choreographers . Waveland Press. ISBN 0881333506
• Minton, S, C. (1997) Choreography: A Basic Approach Using Improvisation. Human Kinetics . ISBN 0880115297
• Smith-Autard, J, M. (200) Dance Composition. Routledge. ISBN 0878301186