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Article: Action Research: Dance Improvisation as Dance Technique.(Column)
- Article from:
- JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
- Article date:
- May 1, 2000
- Author:
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For several years I have been thinking about dance improvisation as a technique in its own right--that is, as a movement form that depends on the mastery of a particular set of skills that imply and reveal a particular aesthetic. Improvisation eludes easy definition. It is usually included in college programs as a useful choreographic tool, as part of a sequence of choreography or composition courses. My experiences with and passion for improvisation have led me to look at it as a dance form that has an integrity and coherence that is as important to the development of dancers as the more traditional study of modern dance and ballet.
I have studied improvisation ...