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Textbook for undergraduate-level dance composition courses (levels I and II). Reference for middle and high school dance educators.

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Author:   Pamela Anderson Sofras
Publisher:   Human Kinetics Publishers
Imprint:   Human Kinetics Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780736055321

ISBN 10:   0736055320
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   20 January 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781492571254
Format:   Undefined
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Alonzo King: Featured Artist and Work Dwight Rhoden: Featured Artist and Work How to Use the DVD Dance Composition Basics DVD Menu Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Body: Exploring the Ways We Move Lesson 1 Impulse: Origins of Movement Lesson 2 Phrase: Linking Movements Lesson 3 Gesture: Personal Vocabulary of Movement Lesson 4 Shape: Body Design Lesson 5 Problem Solving: Creating a Solo Chapter 2. Space: Exploring the Expanse We Move In Lesson 1 Air and Floor Pathways: Mapping the Route Lesson 2 Diagonals: From Corner to Corner Lesson 3 Symmetry: Balancing Shapes Lesson 4 Positive and Negative Space: Sharing a Shape Lesson 5 Balance: Supporting Each Other Lesson 6 Imitation: Reflecting Each Other Lesson 7 Problem Solving: Creating a Duet Chapter 3. Time: Exploring Tempo Lesson 1 Slow Motion: Dancing in Reverie Lesson 2 Speed: Learning to Dance Quickly Lesson 3 Pacing: Combining Different Pulses Lesson 4 Accelerating: How Fast Can It Go? Lesson 5 Problem Solving: Creating a Trio Chapter 4. Energy: Force Generating Movement Lesson 1 Inertia: Readiness to Move Lesson 2 Opposites: Contrasting Energies Lesson 3 Dynamics: Qualities of Movement Lesson 4 Intensity: Increasing and Decreasing Force Lesson 5 Problem Solving: Creating a Small-Group Composition Chapter 5. Choreographic Devices: Creating Finished Compositions Lesson 1 Call and Response: Antiphonal Movement Lesson 2 Canon: Dancing in Unison a Few Counts Apart Lesson 3 Directional Mirroring: Parallel Reflecting and Reverse Reflecting Lesson 4 Variation: Interweaving and Varying Patterns Lesson 5 Problem Solving: Creating a Movement Suite Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author Dance Composition Basics DVD

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Pamela Anderson Sofras, MEd, is a professor of dance and dance education at the University of North Carolina. She has 30 years of experience teaching dance at the university level and has taught and developed courses in modern dance technique, composition, dance education methods, and student teaching. From 1978 to 1990, she was affiliated with the American Dance Festival as a faculty member. She served as assistant, associate dean, and founding director of the Young Dancer's School of the American Dance Festival. Sofras was part of a team of educators who wrote dance education guidelines for training K-12 dance teachers for the public schools of North Carolina. She has also developed curriculum materials, supported by state and national grants, for professional arts organizations located in New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and New York. Sofras has been the recipient of six North Carolina Arts Council grant awards to study the choreographic processes of five separate choreographers as they created work for North Carolina Dance Theatre, a professional dance company. The processes were documented and translated into curriculum materials for teachers and for university classes. A charter member of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO), Sofras is also a member of the education committee of the North Carolina Dance Theater and a site evaluator for the North Carolina Arts Council grant activities. She has received numerous awards for her contributions to the field of dance education, including the NDEO's Vision Award, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) College/University Educator of the Year, and the North Carolina Dance Alliance Award. In addition, she received the UNC Service Award in 2002 for her sustained service to public schools. Sofras regularly presents professional development workshops in dance pedagogy for teaching artists and teachers working in public and private school settings.

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